The ability to make and keep decisions is a defining life trait of humans. It places us squarely between animals and Godliness, trying to be more like one or the other. At this intersection there is wiggle room, where we, as individuals and groups, slip around on a greasy slide between barbarism and humanitarianism. Before…

Establishment politicians, under the long-established chicanery of bipartisanship, are content – even intent – to double down on fascism. In the absence of transparent meaningful corrective action, American democracy is giving way to fascism, faster than ever. Please excuse that pointed words are necessary to impart dire conditions. Sadly, Congress will appear only a few…

Nowadays, politicians are either promoting fascism, or allowing it. They do this because they are predominantly wrong and lost, which translates to evil and afraid. So, fascism thrives – for the moment. Today’s fascism play will not stand; it never does. True-true Americans have ‘not yet begun to fight‘. It’s not unlike the Civil War…

This is an important reminder. We see this obvious direct relationship; this thing where public schools define the fate of democracy. This 4-minute read considers the basic causes and effects of current contentious school administration. It advocates for public schools to be reasserted as a priority in accordance with democratic principles, so democracy can persevere.…

René Lichtman is an activist and artist, currently of Metro Detroit. He is one of the few remaining childhood holocaust survivors. It has literally been a lifetime since Jewish children were hidden away during WWII France. Survivor benefactors, and Community heroes Childhood holocaust survivors are a grand and poignant human-interest story. However, the survivors play…