In a Dark Time … The Eye Begins to See

Inspired by a Seattle Times article entitled “Gap between rich and poor widening in troubled economy” I started to write a brilliant attack on the Bush Administration’s tax policies, which in my mind seemed to invariably favor the rich. Before beginning, though, I decided I needed to clarify some terms, beginning with the term “middle class,” [...]

I continue to be amazed at how the internet can provide some of the background information needed to make sense of an insane world while the mainline media continues to ignore historical facts, instead prefering to focus on the sensational, emotional aspects of the news to sell their product. I was originally motivated to provide [...]

If this blog suddenly seems to have taken an ugly turn towards politics leaving my much beloved poetry behind, I’d guess it’s because of them: I spent the long weekend with my children and grandchildren, which kept me both busy and entertained. Much of what I do now, at least politically, is done for them not [...]

According to recent stories from the BBC and The Christian Science Monitor the middle class continues to suffer under the current administration. The BBC’s article is largely based on a recently released report by the Economic Policy Institute, a “non-profit and non-partisan think tank.” According to their report ” average wages have fallen, job satisfaction [...]