MAGDA
MAGDA Marionettes carved from wood. Chimney sweeper. A girl, Magda— Nut trees and pines. Carpathian Mountains. Blueberry picking in August. In the days of tallow candles, walls hung with hand-loomed tapestries. Flat weave kilim rugs. My … Read more →
Remember
During the last couple of years I have been exposed to a whole sub culture of people who are presently incarcerated or have recently been incarcerated. A large percentage of these people are caught in a tangled web of addiction and recidivism. It's … Read more →
THE GUITAR PLAYER
Guest Author, Ilona Martonfi, provides a window into her world, her daughter’s world and the world of so many women who need to find a place that will help to ease their suffering and get them off of the streets.
The Women’s Shelter: Day 16
Guest Author, Ilona Martonfi, shares a poem about domestic violence, safe houses and the ability women have to change their lives.
“Speaking Out, or, How I Let My Friend Die”
This was written at a very intense moment of self reflection, attributed to friends, as well as personal experience. It is completely true as I see it.
Adequate Wages are a Moral Issue
Martha Sherwood draws upon a heated discussion over the holidays to argue that the gap between the rich and the poor is not only increasing but many working people do not earn enough to sustain themselves. She argues that the current social welfare model in the US is failing everyone.
The Impending Student Loan Meltdown
Federally-guaranteed student loans, instituted in the heady days of the Great Society as a social program to provide the benefits of higher education to people lower on the income scale, have become a monster riding the backs of younger Americans. … Read more →
The Clear Plan to Change
Just like the French and American revolutions, the Occupy Wall Street Movement is motivated by the need for change in world equity and is inspired by hope, equality and freedom
Rick Mercer’s Rant On Teen Suicide
We've posted thing by Rick Mercer before. Things that make us laugh. This, on the other hand, is no laughing matter. Rick starts by saying that "every year in this country, 300 kids take their own lives" and he ends with "300 kids is 300 too … Read more →
Sale Of Indulgences, USA, 2011
Martha Sherwood draws a parallel between municipalities using fines as a source of revenue and the sale of Papal indulgences in 16th Century Europe.
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