MAY DAY! Let US be friends — not…
For more than two years, from early 2022 when people were focused on Russia and Ukraine, I have been stunned to hear people offhandedly say, by the way, "China is bad." What? Can we love…
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
I love to say, only partly joking, that the ultimate feminist statement is "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!" Immediately after that statement is the question, "So what is all this crap, and how can we…
Learning from Black History Month + Green Voter…
February is Black History Month, followed by Women’s History Month in March. We can learn more about Blacks and women than just their history, and we can learn a lot from Blacks and women. Decades…
Who has the muscle to stop genocide?
How can it be that those of us who do not want war are not getting what we want? We who do not want war are the majority. When South Africa brought its case to…
There Are Solutions, and we won’t stop
People want the world to be a better place. We ask each other questions like, "If you were ruler of the universe, what would you do?" FOLLOW THE MONEY When I’m asked what I would…
Thanksgiving for LIFE — not STUFF!
STUFF! A fond holiday wish of mine — in addition to hoping that people everywhere can celebrate gatherings with family and friends — is that on Friday, November 24, the annual Buy Nothing Day will…
Latin America, Ukraine, and Palestine
This fall we seem to be at a crossroads, especially those of us in the US, the most powerful nation the world has ever known, militarily and economically. How is the US government handling this…
Imagine a Real Democracy – from “Can’t win”…
When the phrase "CAN’T WIN" is applied to a candidate whose values you basically agree with, what is really being said is "YOU CAN’T WIN!" This is a system problem, not a problem of you…
What would I do about Ukraine?
A friend and I have been debating Ukraine, and struggling to be respectful of our differing opinions. He asked me, "What would the Green Party — or you yourself — do about Ukraine if you…
I don’t want to give up!
I’ve made a commitment — to myself really — to do a monthly blog. It started almost 4 years ago because things had gotten pretty bad in the US, across the board: peace, environment, justice,…