Author Archives: kim
Help for low-income families to fight an eviction demand
D writes: Looking for an attorney who would be willing to help on a pro bono basis a young family with two adorable children (under three years old) to avoid eviction from their apartment. The apartment has not received the … Continue reading
The Wei Family loves World Happy Day
When I’ve been praying for something happens and my prayers are suddenly answered in the most offbeat way imaginable, I see the breath of G-d moving through my life. That was the case yesterday. Rachel Wieland posted that she was … Continue reading
Congressman Payne, we’re praying for you!
One of my family’s favorite pols has colon cancer. Congressman Donald Payne is also the first – and remains the only – African-American to serve New Jersey in our nation’s House of Representatives. We hope friends everywhere will join Ari, … Continue reading
Columbia prof asks: “Where did the benefits of technology go?”
Sometimes people ask such good questions they blow me away. I know I’m going to be asking myself this one for quite few days and I’ll be reviewing in my mind snippets out of Columbia Professor Steve Unger’s Feb 10, … Continue reading
Film the police. Hold them accountable to society.
This YouTube video is so striking, it deserves a space all of its own. Some of its violence is brutal, shocking and from the filmers’ perspective, apparently pointless as well. The film’s title says it all: If You See Something, … Continue reading
Erma Bombeck’s words on living well
I spotted this in the rest room of a domestic violence shelter for women and families during the 2011 end of year holidays. It struck me as so beautiful, and tonight I had a little time to find it on … Continue reading
Do elitist terms get in the way of political progress?
OK, progressives know that Bernie Sanders is unmistakably a good guy. He pointed out recently that in a country with such a huge gap between economic classes, and with so many low and moderate income people drowning financially, any talk … Continue reading
Postpone Colombian trade agreement until workers are treated right
It’s hard to understand why the Free Trade agreement the US has made with Colombia is a bad thing, but this article lays the issues out pretty well. Basically, workers aren’t treated too well down in Colombia and when labor … Continue reading
Wealthy steal children – that’s not news in the US
After Encarnación Bail Romero was arrested for being an undocumented United States resident, Judge David Dali ruled that because she was in jail, Encarnación had abandoned her son and was an unfit mother. The judge allowed Seth and Melinda Moser … Continue reading
Banks must give back to the people
You just know the Washington suits and Wall Street sharks are going to try to rip Obama into shreds for his effrontery. They’ll demand to know how the president could suggest that banks pay a fee to finance the restructuring … Continue reading