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Tag: poverty

The future of American democracy is poor

It’s worthwhile remembering that America has not always been a “one person – one vote” democracy; our founders offered voting privileges to white, male property owners only, and it remained that way for generations. It was only until the 20th century that women secured the right to vote, along… Read the rest

Larry Barnett Culture, Politics Leave a comment January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 2 Minutes

The Best and Worst of Times

With a nod to the opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel “A Tale of Two Cities” I find myself contemplating the ways in which life has never been better and never been worse. It’s a matter of perspective, of course.

For those of us well off, collecting social security… Read the rest

Larry Barnett Culture 1 Comment May 11, 2018March 12, 2020 2 Minutes
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