Writers Worldwide Call for Freedom of Expression: 90th World Congress of PEN International – Oxford, England, 24-27 September 2024
The eve of the PEN International Annual Congress, this time in Oxford, was chilly and sodden. I arrived at night. Flood alerts lighted up my phone. The theme of the conference, “Writers in a World at War,” and the dark and desolate plaza where the coach from...
TIME TO ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: It disenfranchises significant segments of our voting populations
Twice, in the five presidential elections since the year 2000, two candidates for the U.S. presidency, who won the popular vote, lost in the Electoral College. In 2000, Albert Gore Jr won the popular vote against George W. Bush by 543,895 but failed in the Electoral...
Women Voters, Especially Catholic Women, Will Decide the 2024 Presidential Race
Women, especially Catholic women, may well be the key voting bloc to decide the 2024 presidential election between Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris. That is the conclusion I have reached after analyzing in detail the results of the 2016 and 2020 presidential...
LOYOLA PARK ARTISTS OF THE WALL: 31 Years of the Art of Inclusion and Diversity
In Rogers Park at Loyola Beach a seawall extends north 600 feet from Pratt Pier to where it bends west for a few extra feet into the park. Since 1993, every Father’s Day weekend, the seawall is dressed with the art work of local residents who celebrate the...
MEDITATION ON THE KILLING OF JOURNALISTS
In this editorial published by Windy City Times Media Group on Thursday 11 April 2024, space limitations did not permit me to mention the ongoing attacks on journalists and journalism in Latin America and other regions. Allow me here to mention two perilous situations...
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