I am delighted to unveil the new Peace & Power web site and blog! Many folks who read this blog already know about the book Peace and Power that I have authored since 1984. Now, the web site adds two important dimensions to what the book offers. First, now many of the conversations that happen face-to-face […]
The words are so easy .. “let’s just all get along.” But the actions are so very hard. My thoughts have turned to this human dilemma recently because I have (finally) developed a web site/blog for my book “Peace and Power.” And then there is the very contentious, exasperating and tiring clamor that goes on […]
I admit it .. I am quite a fan of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Like a host of others I would prefer, of course, a single payer plan. But this law is a great start. If it serves to give our nation evidence that medical care costs can be contained, and even lowered, with […]
Finally, I am a twitter nut! Ordinarily I am the first one in line for the latest and the greatest, but twitter has simply eluded my comprehension. Twitter has made me feel like a visitor to a foreign land where certain delicacies the natives savor just seem unapproachable to me. As a print native immigrating […]
My last post was over 3 months ago! The truth is that I could pull any number of reasons out of the atmosphere and any explanation would suit as well as the next! The fact is that this admission brings me to what has inspired this post over the week-end between the Republican and the […]
There are several things about the Occupy movement that have intrigued me over the past several months, one of which is the practice of hand signals that has developed. These hand signals are not totally unique to “Occupy” – some of them are familiar to folks in Quaker communities, hearing impaired communities, civil rights movements, […]
Today I posted an essay on Same-Sex Marriage and Health on the new LavenderHealth blog. I hope that many folks who follow this blog will click over to “LavenderHealth” and add your comments to the discussion of this issue! Several months ago my colleagues Mickey Eliason, Sue Dibble, Jeanne DeJoseph and I established the web […]
During the days and weeks following the death of someone who is important, I find myself wishing I had given more attention to who they were before this happened, and devoting time now to remembering. For me this is a reminder to pay attention to how I spend my days and hours now with those […]
I have recently discovered an amazing performance poet, Lauren Zuniga. Her video, which I have embedded here, is powerful and amazing, and expresses in just a few minutes what many have attempted to convey for a number of years. Take a few minutes to watch it, then continue with my comments below. I also spent […]
The "It Gets Better" project started with a YouTube video created in 2010 by Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller, because of their concern for the increased incidence of suicides among young LGBTQ youth, and bullying of LGBTQ kids in school. The project has grown by leaps and bounds, and if you poke around on […]
March 17, 2013
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