Enough
April 17, 2021

After another week of mass shootings and police murder of unarmed Black men and boys; of despicable voter suppression laws; of political cowardice; and of corporate doublespeak, I’ve had it. For how much longer are we going to pretend that […]

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Shock and Awe Politics
June 27, 2020

If politics is war, Republicans have historically waged it more ruthlessly, and more successfully, than Democrats and Independents

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The Solution to COVID-19 Is Staring Us in the Face
April 18, 2020

Just as with hurricanes, poverty, terrorism, and all those other “isms” that bedevil mankind, the answer to COVID-19 is to increase military spending and cut taxes.

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Philanthrocapitalism
February 29, 2020

I am a wealthy god who cares about the poor.
I’ve built them shopping malls to worship me,
paid for stained-glass windows to let in a little light
filtered in my image, crafted search engines to ask
for things I am too wise to give away:

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philosophy  / poetry  / Politics

Questions for My Financial Planner
October 4, 2019

I inherited a small fortune when I came of age,
Invested it well.
Now, at 35, I have even more money.
Time and commerce are good to the fortunate.

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Waiting in Line to Donate Blood After A Mass Shooting
August 4, 2019

This is where we come together,
Not before but after:
The blood already drained,
We refill it;
We never lack for blood to give.

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America on the Brink  / poetry  / Politics

The Problem With Most Impact Investing
September 8, 2018

Imagine I told you that by switching your money from one investment vehicle to another—with the click of a button!—you could not only earn the same return on your investment with the same level of risk as before, but also […]

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Capital Good Fund  / environment  / Musings  / philosophy  / Politics

Why I’m in McAllen, Texas
July 14, 2018

We 21st century humans are pretty good at studying and learning the lessons of history but terrible when it comes to turning this knowledge into action. Consider the myriad books that have been written about the two World Wars, the Vietnam War, Stalinism, the Rwandan Genocide, the HIV / AIDS epidemic, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and other events

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Politics

An Ode to Immigrants Braving ICE
May 19, 2018

A cold river divides us:
Cold currents, cold fish, cold limbs,
A carnival of shattered ice
They traverse, barefoot,
With bleeding feet, frostbitten blood,
To risk a safari of lethal ice.

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America on the Brink  / poetry

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
March 24, 2018

SNAP
Goes the can of beans,
The soda-can-dreams
That fizz and hiss
On their way to oblivion.

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