Inequality

The ancient proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” was popularized in the 17th century as a pictorial Shinto maxim, carved in the famous Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine in Nikkō, Japan.

Three Wise Monkeys illustrated the idea of protecting oneself self from unsavory or challenging behavior, thought, or language.

The empathy many political refugees from Cuba, Vietnam, and other Americans feel toward Afghan refugees evokes them to action.

The political refugees cry for freedom acknowledging that t is a jungle out there. As a child of parents who left everything behind for freedom, liberty, and to participate in the American democratic process, I feel for any and all fellow refugees who find themselves in a similar predicament. The images online are alarming, but we can't verify all of them. 

Why does a billionaire space race have Branson and Bezos competing on spending millions on being first in outer space?

And why call it historic? This is not the first time billionaires burned through gobs of money and resources to accomplish something a monkey did 72 years ago. Wake up and face reality, folks.

Storytelling has the power to bend the arc toward justice. But the work of exposing injustices and bringing forgotten history to life can be long and grueling and deserves to be told.

Discriminated and abused individuals hold some of the most compelling stories imaginable yet they've been systematically silenced. But their humanity, while denied, cannot be erased.  

While many of the names and stories are still unknown, they live on in their minds and this platform can allow anyone to make it history for all to learn from.

We need Community organizing - Folks sharing common problems with a group that acts to solve their shared self-interest.

Supporters of Democracy have found themselves in a difficult situation. Until they can distinguish between what’s true and what’s false, then the marketplace of truths won’t work and our democracy may perish.