A friend of mine is being released from prison in a few weeks. He has spent two years inside, and we are both really excited about his imminent release. But he is also scared, and I’m very nervous. But not in the way you might think: he knows, and I have been learning, that life… Read More »
Having Real Conversations
A few weeks ago one of my sisters posted on facebook a link to an article which suggested we might be headed towards the next World War. It was well reasoned and thoughtful, and its publication in the left-wing working-class British newspaper, The Daily Mirror, made it doubly interesting. The obvious argument of the article… Read More »
A Change of Consciousness on Immigration Reform
One of the wonderful things about writing regularly is being able to re-read my old work. It’s easy to see this as analogous to looking at old photos: a trip down memory lane, a way to revisit old memories and old experiences. But for me it can be something much more profound. It can be… Read More »
Elizabeth Appley: It’s Not “All Just Business”
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | MoreA conversation about living with responsibility and purpose Elizabeth J. Appley is an Atlanta attorney involved in arbitration, mediation, litigation and lobbying at the state and federal levels in the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of government. She has secured numerous legislative successes at… Read More »
New Slaves?
“God bless America, land of the free.” So our proud nation sings, and so we believe, but is this really true? We proudly assert that we have removed the shackles of feudalism and racism from our society and are the most liberated, free-thinking, free-acting people in history, but is that really the case? A distinguished… Read More »
