Keeping Time
Essays on current events, human rights, and social and economic justice
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War is Hell (and Worse)
Sitting in front of our televisions or other Internet windows today, we’re witnessing how war dehumanizes…
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The Warrior Within
Memories of my brief military life rush back to me each Veterans Day, when we honor…
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Taking a Pause to Refresh
I wish to thank those who have praised my first novel, personally and in reviews on…
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Final Cut: The Music Plays On
How long can you keep a musical dream alive? In the case of David Kameras, my…
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Justice at Smithfield
When 5,000 slaughterhouse workers in Tar Heel, North Carolina, finally won the right to bargain over…
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A Time of Renewal
About this time every year, when spring sparks life all around, humankind gets busy as well.…
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Kentucky Blues
During a break in Kentucky’s dismantling of Alabama on the hardwood Saturday, announcer Kara Lawson noted…
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Labor Day Baby
In November, I will have worked for the labor movement for 25 years, a silver moment…
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The Koch Machine
We’re about to learn a lot more about the Koch (pronounced “Coke”) brothers, despite their best…
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Labor Memorial Day
Growing up, May Day always conjured up Maypole dances and the smell of beautiful flowers at…
