Good riddance to Paul Ryan and friends. Now let’s get to work
Paul Ryan is leaving Congress, along with 30 other Republican House members, according to NPR, and 10 Democrats, plus three […]
Nobody “just wants a handout.” Nobody.
Ten years ago today was my first day of life without my precious son. It has been difficult every moment […]
Two more days
Ten years ago today, we had a dozen or so people in the house. Along about mid-afternoon, Mike was napping […]
We don’t fear much anymore, and that scares people in power
Cindy Sheehan lost her son,Casey, four years before I lost my Mike. He was killed in Iraq, in a war […]
Ten years later, we’re still not getting health care to people in need
Ten years ago today I brought my son home to die. It seems like so much longer than that since […]
Either way, it’s a victory for Democrats
It appears Democrat Conor Lamb has won the seat in Congress vacated by Republican anti-choice philanderer Tim Murphy (you may […]
These hate-filled racists are not Christians
There’s something you need to know about the Evangelicals who support the racism and hate of the Republican Party: They’re […]
Officials don’t have the luxury of outrage when they’re the ones who failed us
Last August, Johnnie Jermaine Rush, a young African-American man, was walking home after work. It was late at night […]
Think of this as a public service announcement: Check your skin
I’ve been away for a bit, dealing with my son’s death anniversary — it’s 10 years as of April 1, […]
The children will save us
I think something snapped on Valentine’s Day. Another 17 people died in another mass shooting at another school […]