In September of this year, my supervisor gave me the news that the company was making changes, going in a new direction, and my services were no longer needed.  I was 60 years old and out of work.  It was more of a relief than a surprise.  … [Read more...]

Let me be clear, I don’t want affordable health care.  I want health care.  Affordable health care implies that when I need it, I have to reach into my wallet and pay for it, as I would do with an affordable lunch or affordable pair of … [Read more...]

I received an invitation to a grassroots fundraising event on behalf of a Massachusetts Democrat's candidate committee. The identity of the candidate is not the issue. The issue is the message contained in the invitation and this message is … [Read more...]

You’d never suspect it by looking at me or even following me around in my daily routine, but I had to deal with asthma many times in my life.  I take medication for it.  I’ve been to the hospital several times because of it. And yet, if you … [Read more...]

Hours after the commencement of the Massachusetts Democratic Convention of 2015, a convention allegedly focused on income inequality, a report on WBUR announces that  income inequality in Boston has widened considerably over the last dozen … [Read more...]

There is a movie that will be showing in December of this year.  It's called Concussion , a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the … [Read more...]

If Donald Trump is elected president and fulfills his promise to build The Wall and keep "those people" out of the USA, there are going to be some very upset people here. Where will Mitt Romney and his ilk find laborers to tend to the … [Read more...]

There’s been a lot of talk lately about income/wealth inequality.  It’s going to be the focus of this year’s Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. (Trust me, I'll get to Tom Brady eventually) I’m betting there will be a lot of … [Read more...]

It never fails to amaze me how many Americans still believe in the American Dream, in the notion that an honest work ethnic and a bit of luck is all one needs to be successful in the USA.  I’ve tried numerous ways to show them why they are … [Read more...]

Who is in control of the United States of America?  Who makes the decisions to go to war, to provide (or deny) health care, create tax loopholes, and create budgets? It’s not the 1%.  If it was the 1%, that would be a figure that we all … [Read more...]