It is my guess that this will be one of my least popular posts to date (even though my posts are not all that popular to begin with). I am assailing one of the holy grail concepts in both American and world politics: Activism. While I am not intending to...

As the American people are seeing this "Sequestration" rule unfolding, it may be time for them to consider at new option at the polls: a "None of the Above" vote. Such a change would likely require a constitutional amendment. But at this point, with the poor quality of candidates, and...

One of the overwhelmingly false notions that has been promoted in American society is that a person is either a believer in capitalism, socialism, or Communism. The assertion is that those are the sole choices available to us throughout the world. There are actually numerous variants of economic distribution systems,...

If many see "reality shows" like A&E's Duck Dynasty as simple harmless fun, I believe they are dangerously mistaken. The show is a "scripted reality show," which means that the subjects of the show are fed lines written by writers and producers to make the show more interesting,...

As we move forward after one of the most deceptive and meaningless United States presidential elections to date, it may be time for the people of the world to concede something that should have been obvious throughout most of our history: we are not all that evolved. We have opposable...

With the November 6 election fast approaching, there has been a deafening silence on the part of the two major presidential candidates ringing out across the nation in the area of poverty. As someone recently relocated from Southern California to Southern New Mexico, I was sadly surprised to...

Let me say up front, that I am not a registered Libertarian. I am also not a Democrat, Republican, Green, Socialist, or member of any other political party. I am just a simple person who believes that far too much is made of the American political process. And, I feel...

Recently, my family and I moved from the Los Angeles area to Southern New Mexico. We moved from the relatively affluent nested suburban community of La Crescenta, Calif., to the peaceful, but economically depressed town of Las Cruces, N.M. While the poverty here is not as readily visible as in...

As someone dedicated to living a life of service to others, I have been struck recently by how little attention is paid to the amount of suffering in the world. Admittedly, my life is somewhat different than the lives of most, in that I have committed to such service as...

As our country's economic downturn appears to worsen, and election year rhetoric is tossed about, many critical policy choices are being ignored. The fact that many items that poor and working people use regularly are subject to substantial tariffs, which add to their final cost, is rarely mentioned....

With election campaigning in full swing now, many of the us from the 99% made famous by the Occupy Wall Street protests, are concerned that neither candidate is paying adequate attention to the issue of poverty. We are concerned that, while much is being made of impending

One of the great challenges faced by those working to combat poverty in the United States is the lack of interest in the subject demonstrated by popular media outlets. Aside from exciting opportunities for poverty combating projects like ours to post in inclusive publications like the...

It is no secret that the United States has been in the throes of an economic crisis for many years. The credit collapse of 2008 was really just one of many "eruptions" of economic woes that have persisted for most of the 21st century. Unemployment is high, and signs of...