Keeping Time
Essays on current events, human rights, and social and economic justice
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The Real Economy and US
Kudos to the Economic Policy Institute and The American Prospect for illuminating the way forward for…
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Great Music Mixer is a Handy Tradition
Next week I’m driving 1,500 miles (round-trip) to celebrate the big family that grew up with…
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Another One for the Road
Finally! The Return Trip comes full circle, repacked and ready to hit the road again. The…
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Tax Day Payday
In The Return Trip, newsman Ray James goes on the road to examine the election of…
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Returning to the Trip
I created a second edition of my first novel, The Return Trip, because I couldn’t let…
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How Do We Get to the Government We Need?
“Abundance,” a new book by journalists Ezra Klein of The New York Times and Derek Thompson…
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Fight or Flight: Trump Poses Dilemma
Justina Lennox, a transgender woman, fled her home in Fort Worth, Texas, last week and is…
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Birthday Party
I remember 1976, the 200th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The world was in turmoil, as…
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Playing Down to Get Ahead
Vance is using his biography as a platform to connect with voters in the Midwest, and…
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Henry Kissinger, MAD
I’ve loved and hated Henry Kissinger over the years, sometimes all at once. Fortunately, I’ve gotten…
