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Character Witness

I make no secret of this. My novel “An Unlikely Truth” has been out since mid-February of this year. Two-and-a-half years in the making, it’s not just more pulp fiction to add to the pile. I sincerely hope it makes a difference. Continue reading

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Why do “they” blame Nader?

There are so-called good reasons for blaming Nader for 2000. But they spell bad news for __ perhaps the destruction of __ American democracy. Continue reading

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Extreme? Radical? Or just realistic?

Is it extreme to expect honest representation? Is it radical to want a functioning democracy? Or is it just realistic to expect our system of government to work for all of us, not just the privileged and powerful? Continue reading

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VIDEO BLOG: It’s too complicated.

There’s a smugness that has overwhelmed our political system. It’s the patronizing, know-it-all, self-congratulating, self-important smugness of our elected officials. Time to do something about it. Continue reading

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The Day That Changed The World

The coming election will probably change nothing. The wars will go on. The plundering of our national wealth will continue. The waste of our valuable talents and energies through unemployment and underemployment will march forward. Social Security and Medicare will be chipped away until sometime in the future they are hollowed out and meaningless. The rich will get richer and most of us will be grateful for the few scraps we get. But we CAN change the world. Continue reading

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“It’s too complicated.”

There’s a smugness that has overwhelmed our political system. It’s the patronizing, know-it-all, self-congratulating, self-important smugness of our elected officials. Time to do something about it. Continue reading

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