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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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Be The Change  / Business  / Musings  / News  / philosophy  / Politics

The Problem With DEI
March 19, 2021

Nowadays, especially in the wake of last summer’s police murder of George Floyd and the subsequent global protests, you can hardly take a (virtual) step without running into some mention of DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Be The Change  / philosophy  / Politics

The American Rescue Plan is Good for Democracy
March 7, 2021

The passage of the American Rescue Plan Act is good news for a nation still reeling from the ongoing pandemic and resultant economic crisis, but it is perhaps even better news for another element of America that is sick: our democracy.

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Correct Language Doesn’t Correct Injustice
February 27, 2021

As part of America’s culture wars, the Right loves to go bananas over banalities, like the fact that, last week, Hasbro made Mr. Potato Head gender-neutral by dropping the “Mr.”

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Be The Change  / philosophy  / Politics  / Prose

The Sky Is Blue
February 7, 2021

I used to think that the turning point in the battle against climate change wouldn’t come until the impacts were too obvious to ignore. My fear was that, by this point, it would be too late to forestall the worst outcomes, but at least humanity would wake up to and deal with this existential crisis.

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Relief
January 20, 2021

Find joy in the little things:
the glint of rust on flagpoles at dawn,
or squeak of shoes on desecrated marble.
Imperfections I’d given up on.

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America on the Brink  / Be The Change  / poetry

Another Ode to Dr. King
January 18, 2021

On the third Monday in January you’ll find me
writing an ode I can’t quite finish, like a New Year’s
resolution I’ll stick to next time, I promise.

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Be The Change  / poetry

How to Prepare for a Coup in a Pandemic
January 10, 2021

Sometimes, taking a break from the news and work,
I’ll spot the collected works of this or that poet
and, for a moment, have context for despair.

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I Condemn the Attempted Coup
January 10, 2021

One might reasonably ask why any nonprofit, let alone a nonprofit lender, should dare to comment on politics. Isn’t that best left to pundits and politicians? In ordinary circumstances, I might agree—to a point. But these are not ordinary circumstances.

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Requiem for Senator Josh Hawley’s Book Deal
January 9, 2021

How lovely it would be to live in a nation where
poetry put down insurrections. Then I might bang out
this stanza and go sue a wolf for stealing the moon.

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