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We Have to Stick Together
When any of us rise, we all rise.
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The Anatomy of a Union Buster
They want you divided, not united.
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An Horrific Insight
Cold, wet, desperate people, everywhere.
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Reaching That Summit
Most of us have struggled to get where we are.
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Hadestown and Why We Build the Wall
Walls don’t just keep people out. They keep us in. In fear.
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Mean World Syndrome
People alive today have access to more news and entertainment than any human being in the history of the planet. If anything major happens in the world, we are all able to find out about it almost instantly. We’ve come a long way from the days when a hurricane could hit Long Island without any…
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Basic Economics
Many people fall for the fantasy of the American Dream. Who could blame them? It’s a beautiful story. Its moral is that you are completely in control of your own destiny. If you work hard enough, do everything you’re supposed to, and floss your teeth once a day, you’ll live happily ever after. Pffft. If…
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It’s a Jungle Out There
When I moved from Florida to Seattle, one of the things that shocked me the most was the number of homeless people in this city. You’d think that Florida would have cornered the market on the homeless because the weather is so much warmer, but apparently not. I have no idea why that is. Here…
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Anti-Climax Heights
I was taking a trip down memory lane the other day and decided to Google Earth all my former houses. What an eye opening experience. The house I lived in right after college has been painted hot pink. The one I lived in after that, which was a total dump with rotting floors, questionable plumbing,…