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January 31, 2016
Pull Up A Chair, Kids
It seems we can’t get through a decade without at least once having former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg remind us that, as a billionaire, he’s as entitled as anyone to buy the presidency of the United States. And here he is again, declaring that he’s two thinks from declaring candidacy and riding to … Continue reading →
January 29, 2016
Isolated, Starving and Losing Hope
The Iowa Caucus spectacle started with snarky humor and, by Monday night, will probably end in horror (if it hasn’t already). And the whole thing could have been prevented. It started on a high comedy note. While the candidates were getting the lay of the cornfields, the UK Parliament was devoting three full hours to … Continue reading →
January 26, 2016
Happy Birthday! Three Authors to Remember this January
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” ~Virginia Woolf, author and modernist, best known today for Mrs Dalloway and A Room of One’s Own. Born: January, 25, 1882 “Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.” ~Lewis Carroll (nee Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer best known today for Alice’s … Continue reading →
January 22, 2016
Arizona Senator Finally Proves That Nobody Gives a Shit
Some people have a knack for making every problem they find just a little bit worse. Senator John Kavanagh of Arizona has turned that knack into a science. There’s no problem so big that he can’t make it bigger, from police violence and sexual identity to medicinal marijuana and environmental clutter. Get to know him … Continue reading →
January 18, 2016
A Must Read on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we ask you to find time to read this powerful letter that captures a moment of history and still rings true today. Prison Desk Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement … Continue reading →
January 17, 2016
Happy Birthday, Ben Franklin!
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.” ~Happy Birthday, Benjamin Franklin! The quote above is one segment of an answer Mr. Franklin gave to a question about his diplomatic success in the newly formed United States. In full, his response was: “I will speak ill of no man, and … Continue reading →
January 16, 2016
The Corporate Cookbook Challenge
“Corporations are like protean bacteria; you hit them with accountability and they mutate and change their names.” ~Doug Anderson Check out our new article here on Smashpipe and see how corporate recipes stack up! The contenders are: ConAgra, Costco and Dow Chemical. May the most disgusting corporate recipe win! … Continue reading →
January 15, 2016
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr.
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born this day in 1929
January 12, 2016
Get up and Dance!
This week is Motown Records’ birthday! Hit “play” and see if you can sit still during this: ***
January 8, 2016
In Observance of “National War on Poverty Day, 2016”
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” ~James Baldwin From Hunger in America: 2015 United States Hunger and Poverty Facts Hunger in the United States Six years after the onset of the financial and economic crisis, … Continue reading →
