Is Romney Too Rich to Be President?

Are Romney's tax returns so heinous that I would refuse my vote, even though he broke no US law or did any wrong to any American citizen, other than being super rich?

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5 Steps for the Occupy Movement's Tomorrow

Here are five crucial steps in this election year to continue a movement that has made us more aware of economic disparity, called for a more inclusive democracy and inspired a new voice in civil disobedience.

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How Can We Stop the Rising Poverty?

I want to offer solutions so more and more people can have lunch and share in a conversation with optimism.

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You Are Politicians, Not Preachers

These two very political moves were planned to use religion as counter forces to social problems and send a message that America needs God to save us from our wayward ways.

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Spoiled Lunch: How the Abortion Issue Helped Pass the Budget

How did the final day come down to an attack against Planned Parenthood, or more exactly, who raised the abortion issue and why?

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Why I Changed Parties (aka What Specter Should Have Written)

Apparently, the Tea Party has conjured up enough verbal jujitsu to fool predominately rural voters into believing that government protection of workers is a bad thing.

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On Ethics, Underwear and Obama

Consider the following scenario: At the time your college age child is attending the big homecoming football game, you hear on the news that event security have apprehended one of the visiting school's fans after learning of a plot to disrupt homecoming activities. The person in question was caught red handed trying to sabotage the bleacher's of the hometeam, which could have possibly collapsed resulting in injury or even death to hundreds of fans.

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Be Careful What You Wish For: Healthcare, Democracy, and the Internet

As a free citizen in a democratic republic, what combination of factors would make you so fired up that you would actively seek out your local congressman and shout at him until he will listen to your two cents on an issue? Recently there has been a wave of American anger boiling over at town hall meetings regarding healthcare. In a previous post, I questioned what the news media would cover during the August recess of Congress. I posited that Americans would begin to demand more answers from those in power regarding their lack of progress on international issues. I was right about the renewed call to politicians for more accountability, but wrong about the agenda that would be called into question. It seems a sizable portion of our citizens are most concerned about, indeed fearful of, the Democrats' healthcare initiatives and are voicing their concern to elected officials while they are making their August visits to their home constituencies.

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