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Where History Meets Pollution

I just returned from a business trip to Cairo, Egypt, where I was lucky enough to visit some of the region's most historic sites: the...

The Medical Debt Pandemic

They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread? Once I...

Sunday Stories

If it's Sunday, it is time to review news you may have missed. Plus our weekly fun video clip! Enjoy. Minneapolis Takes on Housing...

Running Circles in My Mind

Baseball Hall of Famer, World War II veteran and cultural icon Yogi Berra once said: "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is...

Sunday Stories

Welcome friends to our weekly recap of stories you may have missed this holiday week. As always, I've included something to make you...

My Favorite Neighbor

As 2018 starts to wind down, we will soon be inundated with the annual "look-back" pieces that tell us how terrible a year it was and how...

Turkey Truths

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! May the day be filled with love, happiness, as few political arguments as possible and lots of turkey! Today...

Where Is The Line In Modern Politics?

He was a young, smart member of Congress who had relatively little national name recognition when he launched the campaign that would...

Sunday Stories

Ok, friends. Let's try something new. Each Sunday, I am going to use this little piece of online real estate to offer up some short items...

The Politics of Compassion

I have been involved in politics for most of my life. Thanks to my father's leadership in the Puerto Rican community here in New York...

A Rant and Some Hope

I had grand plans for today. I was going to get a lot of work done. Check things off my to-do list. Complete my #30DayWritingChallenge...

Slow Down, World. We Need a Timeout.

I can't keep up, can you? It feels like each day now brings a week's worth of news. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure it didn't...

America's Untold Stories

Welcome to the Midterms, Day 2, as major races for Governor and U.S. Senate remain undecided or headed to recounts. Instant hot takes...

When Will It Stop?

I was in the middle of posting Day 1 of my #30DayWritingChallenge about the bomb packages from earlier this week when news broke about an...

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