I’ve been supporting Kiva’s microlending program since 2011. My first ‘loan’ was a $25 contribution to a loan to a woman named Maria in Peru. I think someone gave me a Kiva gift card to get me started. This morning I received an email saying that one of my loans had ended in default. This… Continue reading My Bowl Is Full
Category: Justice & Peace
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
250 years ago a choice was made. This was not inevitable. Nor was the country that came after it. And choices have continued to be made. What Comes Next? In the musical Hamilton, when George III realizes he’s lost the colonies, he switches from asserting ‘you’ll be back’ to asking “What comes next?…Do you know… Continue reading A Republic, If You Can Keep It
We are all Zelenskyy
“I would like Trump’s team to be more truthful,” said Vlodymyr Zelenskyy, today, speaking for all of us. Source When I went and looked at what he was responding to I may have (once again) screamed into the void: YOU CANT JUST SAY STUFF AND HAVE IT BE “TRUE”!!! Except, apparently you can just say… Continue reading We are all Zelenskyy
Health Care Reform for US – Why We Must Have It
I’m taking on one of the many, many myths about what will happen in the US if we have health care reform. Just one, but I think it’s one of the two or three most powerful and it says:
“If we change the system we’ll end up having to pay more.”