Jane Addams Quote – The Essence of Immorality
“The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of one’s self.” – Jane Addams
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Tom Sachs Quote – You Will Always Feel Poor
“If you worship money, you will always feel poor.” – Tom Sachs
Read moreC. Northcote Parkinson Quote – Delay is the deadliest form of denial
“Delay is the deadliest form of denial.” – C. Northcote Parkinson
Read moreGreat Art
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum is already home to an artist’s rendition of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” made from burned toast, and now comes a recent version by Laura Bell of Roscommon, MI — da Vinci’s masterpiece made with clothes-dryer lint. Bell said she did about 800 hours of laundry of various-colored towels to obtain lint of the […]
Read morePoem – Mammo (By Layla Lenhardt)
Mammo At first, the grief was bare, an unsheathed sword, its presence sharp. But then it turned, slowly, into a faded tattoo on a hidden part of my body. I tried calling your phone last night. I don’t know what I expected, but I was scared. When I’m dripping in too much darkness, that same profound, welling of […]
Read moreShort Story – Older Days (By Nathan Young)
Older Days I do not like this, and I miss the older days. Back then was good. I remember so much from back then. I had gone to London (I forget now why but I do remember the important things still). I had gone to London, and I remember the mansion. There were silver and white lights draped across the […]
Read moreHousehold Economics: Racial Distribution
Many experts consider the wealth gap to be more pernicious than the income gap, as it perpetuates from generation to generation and has a powerful effect on economic security and mobility. Young black people are much less likely than young white people to receive a large sum from their parents or other relatives to pay for college, start a business […]
Read morePentagon Official Quote – War
“If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.” – Pentagon official on why the U.S. military censored graphic footage from the Gulf War
Read moreCartoon – Dang Them Toilets Are Small
Poem – I Always Think About You (By Wafula p’Khisa)
I always think about you Whenever I fail to tame tears Flowing and overflowing like Nile waters– Siphoning strength from a bereft soul And chasing sleep at midnight; Leaving me restless like an insomniac… I always think about you Once I falter cheering my spirit on: To endure gnawing loneliness That humbles me to bow To silence’s sorrowful songs! […]
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