Monthly Archives: February 2021

I am feeling strangely, wonderfully calm and at peace today. More than I have in years – 4 years to be exact. Not just because of what I heard, but more so because of what I did not hear. I … Continue reading →

There may be trouble ahead. But while there’s music and moonlight And love and romance, Let’s face the music and dance. Before the fiddlers have fled, Before they ask us to pay the bill, And while we still have the … Continue reading →

Memorial Day, 2016 American soldiers dead, their history forgotten except by those who knew and loved them, their roots in pride and patriotism, in family, as sons and daughters, siblings and spouses. Blane D. Bussell, 2016. Another Memorial Day, a … Continue reading →

Today, March 19, 2020, marks the 17th anniversary of Shock and Awe, the most recent imperialist assault on Iraq by the United States. Even as we struggle in these times, we must recognize that we do not struggle alone. That … Continue reading →

Corporations, our country they do run. A Democratic one, I know of none! It’s our jobs, India & China are receiving. NAFTA, GATT & WTO, oh so deceiving! Bankrupt our country, they are quickly making. Our public resources, privatized & … Continue reading →

Poet Amanda Gorman reads ‘The Hill We Climb’ Reaction To Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem Amanda Gorman: Meet The First African-American Youth Poet Laureate | TODAY The Obamas’ Conversation Amanda Gorman Heard at the Inauguration Poet Amanda Gorman revealed the amusing conversation … Continue reading →

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the “Defence of Fort M’Henry“, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during … Continue reading →

Jill Stein Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician, activist, and former political candidate. She was the Green Party‘s nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections and the Green-Rainbow Party‘s candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010. During her campaigns for President, … Continue reading →

Ilhan Omar U.S. House – Minnesota (MN-05) Ilhan emigrated from Somalia with her family when she was 8 years old. After spending 4 years in a refugee camp, they arrived in Minneapolis. She’s now mother of three, a former state … Continue reading →

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