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I am a clinical psychologist with forty years of experience as a psychotherapist. I got involved in political activity after my youngest son went to Iraq. It was an invasion I opposed. I am a community activist and educator. My belief is that we have to have community: openness, empathy, understanding, responsibility, and commitment to fair treatment for all. We are all in this together. We are stronger and wiser as a group rather than as individuals or splintered factions. Activity as a group does not rule out diversity of belief, opinion or action. Open dialogue and respect for all will bring justice.
SHARE Friday, August 28, 2009 The American Mainstream Mean Streak
We've allowed ourselves to be distracted by competition to the extent that we've lost our sense of charity to blaming and tolerance of inequality.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, October 17, 2008 Madness 101: Fooling (with) the middle class
Today, we are paying the price for Reagonomics. In the 1980s, war was declared on the middle class. Since then, in spite of consistent increases in worker productivity, wages have declined and benefits to the rich have accrued. If you look at the results of Reagan/Bush Neo-Liberal economics, the prosperity level for the masses is lousy. Lots of dictators, free-marketeers, CEOs, and their handymen got rich
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 16, 2008 Madness 101: Fooling (with) the middle class.
Today, we are paying the price for Reagonomics. In the 1980s, war was declared on the middle class. Since then, in spite of consistent increases in worker productivity, wages have declined and benefits to the rich have accrued. If you look at the results of Reagan/Bush Neo-Liberal economics, the prosperity level for the masses is lousy. Lots of dictators, free-marketeers, CEOs, and their handymen got rich.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 12, 2008 Simple Economics: Supply, demand and a bailout for the worker
The real problem with the economy is lagging wages that sap demand and lead to borrowing from too many people who have trained to be greedy. They've been helped by politicians who neglect to enforce or update regulations. Supply and demand are simple until you get deviant. Prosperity for all is tied to a fair, living wage.