History illustrates that social progress is a government concern.

THE ULTIMATE COMPETITION

Joe Biden’s parting words significantly warned of oligarchy. Since, Trump has been making it our reality. This is a piece published in Bay Currents in July, 2009. An update follows.

A world in chaos; profits soar as money tightens its rule

The most important questions one can ask are why and how.ANGERAbundant and intense! We live today in a very angry world; at the mercy of corporate greed and our vulnerability to its insatiable gluttony. A world where people are increasingly frustrated living under its grip over our very being and the…

With our social development lagging well behind technology, we are children with unrestrained power.

This piece may be disturbing to read. I found it very disturbing to write…            The heat of anger in the world rises faster than global warming.PAST vs FUTURE: THE WAR INTENSIFIESIn the birthplace of Western religion; a brutal attack on civilization In this ongoing global war between…

Widespread information and misinformation have created extreme thought and polarization throughout the world as people and nature race toward extremes.THE UNIVERSE WITHINPerceptions of the world around us We all share space on this planet, an infinitesimal speck in the vastness of the universe. Yet, we spend our lives within a…

The right to health care for all is the right to enrich a few.$ HEALTHDiminished integrity in health care  An unfortunate, but obvious fact; in America emphasis is on accumulation of wealth for a few rather than the overall welfare of all. Our health is no exception. Powerful lobbies in…

The sacred entitlement in a democracy once again under attack.VOTING RIGHTSJune 21, 1788, the Great Experiment; the Constitution of the United States was adopted creating the first democracy in the modern world. But, with the right relegated to the states, only a small percentage of the adult population was permitted…

Today’s media is awash with stories about Donald Trump’s Republican Party. This environment was not a sudden occurrence however, but the result of an ongoing process of manipulation through several decades. Rooted in the Nixon administration, an intensification of attacks on intellectualism began a downward socio-political spiral in America. Published…

THE WEAPONIZATION OF ME TOO Diminishing the credibility of a vital issue The Me Too movement has been a long time in coming. An all too common way of life in our society has been men, whether through position or sheer physical force, sexually abusing women. Rarely, if ever, have incidents…

This was written after watching a feature about the rise of anti-Semitism in the world. But Jews are not the only targets; hate crimes are on the rise. Frustration and anger are running rampant today, ferociously vented on the innocent.THE PERSISTENCE OF HATEDuring the early part of the 20th century…

Recognizing the great cultural diversity among black peoplesBLACK CULTURAL DIVERSITY A letter to the editor in the February 2021 issue of Consumer Reports questioned why “Black”, referring to a racial group, was capitalized while “white” was not. The editor’s answer was surprising; noting that “Black” referred to a specific ethnic…