Living in Society
Politics mostly social commentary.
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Social media space is getting flooded with posts designed to distract us from what really matters in the life of a society. Project 2025 is the latest example. We should exercise caution before promoting this conservative governing agenda to have the right people, policies, and playbook in place and ready to go during the next… Read more
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Governor Reynolds called me out on my Breaker Boys post. Well, that may not be accurate. I doubt she read it. In an open letter to Iowans she said, “What to most Iowans looks like a sensible option for kids is being treated as a sinister plot to force children back into the sweatshops, mines,… Read more
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Dr. James Zogby is a regular presence in Iowa and a devoted Democrat. His organization sent an email describing what to do for Palestinian rights in conjunction with the Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer. He is offering an action plan. Here is his unedited email with the links for donations removed. If you… Read more
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The Independence Day parade in Coralville is likely the last hurrah for many of us in the People’s Coalition for Social, Environmental and Political Responsibility. Our members are aging. Some of the 100 Grannies for a Livable Future died. The World War II members of our chapter of Veterans for Peace also passed. The number… Read more
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President Joe Biden isn’t going anywhere. In a speech in Madison, Wisconsin this afternoon he made clear he will not be pushed aside and is not only in the race for reelection, he will beat Donald Trump. That is that. He has the skills and experience to win this election and build on the legacy… Read more
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The sense of presidential déjà vu is palpable. With the Democratic National Convention scheduled to begin on August 19 in Chicago, we have a president who must address a loss of confidence less than, yet similar to that Lyndon Johnson faced in 1968. I suggested on July 1, “Biden has not changed during the last… Read more
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Happy Independence Day from Journey Home. This is one of my favorite explanations about Independence Day from National Geographic Kids: “Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. The written declaration stated that the American colonies were tired… Read more
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There has been a coordinated effort on the part of billionaires to dismantle the American public school system. Iowa has been a part of this effort. Senator Bernie Sanders, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released a new report last week. Here is the press release: WASHINGTON, June… Read more
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In Trump vs. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 6-3 the president has some immunity from prosecution for breaking the law. This ruptures the notion that no one is above the law in this country. I plan to take my time to understand the high court decision. I went outside for a shift in… Read more
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The final week of June must have come directly from hell. There was substantial action at the state and federal level — none of it good — and despite that, the presidential debate pushed everything aside leaving a landscape littered with the broken dreams of sensible people. It is difficult to comprehend just what happened.… Read more
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