Category Archives: labor

VOTE – Your Life Depends On It

I got my absentee ballot yesterday afternoon, filled it out last night, and took it to my post office this morning. My day is a success. If you’re voting by mail, don’t delay. Before Trump sabotaged the postal service it … Continue reading

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Secrecy Is Killing US

Here are today’s frightening US statistics: 81,000+ Americans dead from the virus. confirmed cases 1,392,000+, new cases reported yesterday 6,533. another way to think about this is our place in the world. We have 4% of the world population, 33% … Continue reading

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GI Bill: A Crash Course in American History

For years I’ve heard the indignant screams of self-proclaimed patriots bellowing about how some people, for some irrational reason, don’t deserve certain benefits or respect bestowed to those other Americans who have “earned” them. These patriots have a growing list of privileges that other folks don’t deserve. Continue reading

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Invisible People, Invisible Work

Kevin and Jay Collecting Yard Refuse A couple of days ago I was taking my trash out when the garbage truck pulled up. It’s getting towards the end of the lawn cleaning period, before winter settles in, and they were … Continue reading

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