Today´s NY Times offers a long article about efforts to deal with addiction in the US and suggested improvements. Here are some excerpts: “The entire system sets you up to fail,” she said, “and then blames you for failing, over and over, until you give up.” Part of the problem is certainly the reluctance of…
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December 8 – A Religious and National Holiday in Colombia
December 7 evening is the time when people turn on their Christmas lights. There are family and neighborhood gatherings with many candles and decorations. The celebrations are usually in your front yard. It may be the happiest evening in the year. We had friends for dinner last night and I toured the neighborhood later to see the…
Pope Francis Tells Everybody that Global Warming Is Serious – Ed O´Rourke
In his latest statement, Laudate Deum, Pope Francis is asking everybody to take global warming as serious business. See excerpts and the link to his latest declaration. Sincerely, Ed The Global Climate Crisis 5. Despite all attempts to deny, conceal, gloss over or relativize the issue, the signs of climate change are here and increasingly…
A Look at the Area Sea, Now a Desert – Ed O´Rourke
When I was a child in the 1950s, the Aral Sea was the world´s fourth largest fresh water lake. Now it is a desert in all but name. Over the decades, Soviet authorities diverted rivers that flowed into the sea to irrigate cotton and other crops. The world’s fourth-largest inland body of water — which covered…
Robert Reich Looks at US Capitalism – Ed O´Rourke
Three men have as much wealth as 160 million Americans. The world´s richest 8 men have as much wealth as 3.6 billion people. You do not see any discussion on this. See Robert Reich´s commentary. Sincerely, Ed Beyond Trump: Why American capitalism is so rotten
Pope Francis Tells Everybody that Global Warming Is Serious – Ed O´Rourke
Pope Francis Tells Everybody that Global Warming Is Serious – Ed O´Rourke In his latest statement, Laudate Deum, Pope Francis is asking everybody to take global warming as serious business. See excerpts and the link to his latest declaration. Sincerely, Ed The Global Climate Crisis 5. Despite all attempts to deny, conceal, gloss over or…
Family Reunion Reflections – Ed O’Rourke
The weather was a major factor. We cancelled the Coleman Highlands walking tour. Sunday morning at the Our House restaurant is usually packed with people looking for a table. On Sunday, October 29, there was no competition. In every winter, there is a story about a 20 car smashup on an icy road. Those who stayed home made a…
President Biden’s Prosperity Is Missing Most People – Ed O’Rourke
See these excerpts from today’s NY Times: · The mortal enemy of Bidenomics isn’t Donald Trump; it’s a reliance on aggregate and average numbers that mask the nature of the economy Americans experience. Focusing on G.D.P. is a mistake, as it obscures the range of financial success and hardship in an economy as unequal as that…
Modest Proposals from Ed O´Rourke
I have composed modest proposals for my US senators, congressman, state senator and state representative. Previously I asked for the Sun, the Moon, the stars and half the planet. Please examine the attachment for corrections and additions. On Monday, November 13, 2023, I will send the final product to Jim Simmons, the webmaster for eorourkejr@yahoo.com. We shall overcome,…
A Look at the ETs – Ed O’Rourke
The ETs have been visiting our precious planet for many decades and probably for many centuries. I am convinced that the military industrial complex has been engaged in covering up the crashed ET aircraft for many decades and have been reverse engineering what they have found. There has been a deeply entrenched criminal group carrying…