Open letter to Democratic Candidates
Many of you already know me, from my frequent correspondence, asking you to support or fight against various pieces of legislation. Today, however, I am contacting you with a different sort of request....
View ArticleSick doesn't begin to describe it: Adventures in Health Care
Two weeks ago, Joycelyn Elders spoke at a conference I was attending in Little Rock, and among the bits of wisdom she shared was this: We don't have a health care system. We have a sick care system,...
View ArticleEdwards in Clemson, SC today
I had the chance to see John Edwards "up close and personal" when he held a small rally at the University where I work today. Turnout was quite respectable, especially for a university as solidly...
View ArticleEver wonder what happens at a Huckabee rally?
For a number of reasons (trying to exemplify "open minded" to my students, wearing my "ONE" t-shirt, and wondering what the hell the attraction is) I went to the Huckabee rally today at Clemson....
View ArticleHow to get a job when no one is hiring
I've been reading the diaries from people looking for work, and thought this might be of some use. Over a decade ago, when my husband lost his job, he got sent to one of the "employment coaching"...
View ArticleInauguration Day for the masses--where will the Kossacks be?
My sense of the Kos community is that for most of us, the inaugural balls will be a bit out of reach. Whether it's because of the distance, the time, or the expense, we won't be attending the "in"...
View ArticleDeath Panels: Taking 'em back (or what we need to do to save health care)
It's easy to spend time thinking about what just went wrong with the election, but honestly, we don't have that luxury. As we wring our hands and worry abut what we did wrong, republican strategists...
View ArticleFake news--this is how it works
I’ve been puzzling (since November) about how “fake news” actually works. Do people do it on purpose? Is it like a game of telephone where things get distorted as they are communicated? So for the last...
View ArticleOpen letter to Democratic Candidates
Many of you already know me, from my frequent correspondence, asking you to support or fight against various pieces of legislation. Today, however, I am contacting you with a different sort of request....
View ArticleSick doesn't begin to describe it: Adventures in Health Care
Two weeks ago, Joycelyn Elders spoke at a conference I was attending in Little Rock, and among the bits of wisdom she shared was this: We don't have a health care system. We have a sick care system,...
View ArticleEdwards in Clemson, SC today
I had the chance to see John Edwards "up close and personal" when he held a small rally at the University where I work today. Turnout was quite respectable, especially for a university as solidly...
View ArticleEver wonder what happens at a Huckabee rally?
For a number of reasons (trying to exemplify "open minded" to my students, wearing my "ONE" t-shirt, and wondering what the hell the attraction is) I went to the Huckabee rally today at Clemson....
View ArticleHow to get a job when no one is hiring
I've been reading the diaries from people looking for work, and thought this might be of some use. Over a decade ago, when my husband lost his job, he got sent to one of the "employment coaching"...
View ArticleInauguration Day for the masses--where will the Kossacks be?
My sense of the Kos community is that for most of us, the inaugural balls will be a bit out of reach. Whether it's because of the distance, the time, or the expense, we won't be attending the "in"...
View ArticleDeath Panels: Taking 'em back (or what we need to do to save health care)
It's easy to spend time thinking about what just went wrong with the election, but honestly, we don't have that luxury. As we wring our hands and worry abut what we did wrong, republican strategists...
View ArticleFake news--this is how it works
I’ve been puzzling (since November) about how “fake news” actually works. Do people do it on purpose? Is it like a game of telephone where things get distorted as they are communicated? So for the last...
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