I am beginning to doubt the sincerity of your words. None of the fifteen pre-recorded options were applicable to my situation, so now I listen to music I do not enjoy. Your voice resurfaces every two minutes, insisting that I am important to you, that you will be with me shortly, that all available representatives are helping other customers. I have diligently typed in my account number, phone and the last four digits of my social, but we both know that I will have to repeat everything again

We Americans tend to say that we have the greatest democracy on the planet, but if voter participation is an indicator of greatness, then we are not as model as we think. The Pew Research Center and other sources show the United States ranks 26th in voter participation internationally. That’s not great.

We Americans tend to say that we have the greatest democracy on the planet, but if voter participation is an indicator of greatness, then we are not as model as we think. The Pew Research Center and other sources show the United States ranks 26 th in voter participation internationally. That’s not great. What hampers American voter participation, for some, is simple apathy. Simultaneously, elected leaders attempt to deter voting. Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, there have been repeated,

A few weeks ago I packed up Bluella, my VW Golf, and headed to my sister’s in Alpharetta, Georgia. Once I’d left Chicago behind, I settled into that “on the road” groove where the mind can wander with fewer distractions than in our day-to-day comings and goings, or even in other forms of travel.

A few weeks ago I packed up Bluella, my VW Golf, and headed to my sister’s in Alpharetta, Georgia. Once I’d left Chicago behind, I settled into that “on the road” groove where the mind can wander with fewer distractions than in our day-to-day comings and goings, or even in other forms of travel. Coming around a curve, I’d see how the light was filtering through a dense set of trees. Glancing over, I’d see a church sheltered by a hillside. Not sure why these images resonate, but somehow they

Careful what you wish for: Shutting down the Byron and Dresden power plants will reap what misguided policy has sown.

Careful what you wish for: Shutting down the Byron and Dresden power plants will reap what misguided policy has sown. ComEd Exelon have started the process to shut down four of the best, highest performing reactors in the USA and destroy more than 35,232,000 carbon-free megawatts of power in Illinois every year because of the failed policy of tax breaks for carbon free energy -- except nuclear, our greatest source of green energy. And it won’t be small windmills and fragile solar with expensive

In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln stood for re-election in the middle of our Civil War, fully prepared to relinquish his office if he failed to win the vote. In contrast, our current occupant of the White House will not even commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he should find himself in that situation.

In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln stood for re-election in the middle of our Civil War, fully prepared to relinquish his office if he failed to win the vote. In contrast, our current occupant of the White House will not even commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he should find himself in that situation. With the exception of my college years -- when I voted absentee -- I have voted in person on Election Day in every Presidential election. But not this year. It isn't only the pandemic which

I can still recall the spit that freckled my face as two of my peers howled at me for believing in the “hoax” commonly referred to as identifying as nonbinary.