The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” officially titled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” poses significant threats to democracy and the American way of life. This comprehensive conservative agenda for the next administration risks undermining democratic institutions, eroding civil liberties, and increasing economic and social divisions, particularly affecting the working class. A major proposal is replacingContinue reading ““Project 2025” Poses Grave Threats to American Workers and Democracy”
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It’s About Policies – Not Partisanship
For one moment, let’s pretend there are no political parties. Imagine a world without Red and Blue factionalism, only policies that can be evaluated on their benefits for working people. Simple, huh? Well not so much. In the complex arena of American politics, few voices resonate as consistently and powerfully for labor unions and workingContinue reading “It’s About Policies – Not Partisanship”
The Transformative Role of Unions and the Labor Movement in Empowering Workers Amid Globalization
In our increasingly interconnected world, globalization has reshaped the economic landscape, influencing wages, working conditions, and labor rights across the globe. While it has brought about unprecedented economic growth and technological advancements, it has also widened the gap between rich and poor, exacerbating disparities in income and employment conditions. Yet, a powerful force can turnContinue reading “The Transformative Role of Unions and the Labor Movement in Empowering Workers Amid Globalization”
The Crucial Role of Organized Labor in Advancing Single-Payer Healthcare
In pursuing equitable treatment and workers’ rights, organized labor has emerged as a driving force advocating for single-payer healthcare. In this article, I will delve into the historical context, motivations, challenges, and potential impacts of labor’s involvement in championing a single-payer healthcare system. From its inception, the labor movement in the United States has intertwinedContinue reading “The Crucial Role of Organized Labor in Advancing Single-Payer Healthcare”
You are most certainly not pro-life!
If you consistently vote against child care; against universal pre-K; against expanding child tax credits; against SNAP, even though nearly half of SNAP recipients are children; against Medicaid, when, again, around half of recipients are children…if you supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade as women are stripped of their reproductive rights, and we readContinue reading “You are most certainly not pro-life!”
If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?
If not us, who? If not now, when? That’s the Theme we chose for this, our gathering here tonight… It comes out of a conversation I was having with none other than AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler. I posed it to her in a conversation we had this past summer, then she used it again inContinue reading “If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?”
“I like to think of it as a verb…”
thanksgiving (noun) thanks·giv·ing | \ thaŋ(k)s-ˈgi-viŋ also ˈthaŋ(k)s-ˌgi- \ ng 1) A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness 2) The act of giving thanks 3) A prayer expressing gratitude According to The History Channel, Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday that commemorates how in 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as oneContinue reading ““I like to think of it as a verb…””
Consciousness.
Human consciousness is simply the Cosmos looking back upon itself and saying “hmmm.”
Life
Preparing for a good death takes a lifetime.
From Christianity to Buddhism
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Be still and know that I am… Be still and know… Be still… Be.
Why Eye Write 