Elizabeth Warren: Proud to Say She’s My Senator from Massachusetts

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about consumer financial reform and the Federal Student Loan Program. Speculation is that she may run for President in 2016. I hope she does not run. As Senator, she can get more things done than as President.

Obstacles to Building Tiny Houses

Cottage or tiny house where Chekho wrote "The Sea Gull."

A tiny house may not be as economical as proponents envision. It may be cost-effective if you build in rural areas but in urban or suburban areas may cost $200,000 or more. It perhaps may be impossible to build in some areas.

‘Boston Strong,’ the Rallying Cry That United a City

In defiance and solidarity against anyone who might think they can create fear and break the spirit this city possesses, on Monday, April 21, an estimated 36,000 runners will again make the historic 26.2 mile run from Hopkinton to Boston.

For-Profit Prisons Create World’s Highest Incarceration Rates While Providing Cheap Labor

The Republican obsession with privatization is bad news for society but good news for private prisons. It has created higher incarceration rates than any other country. It’s un-American, immoral, and simply wrong. It has not worked nor will it ever work.

Easy Company’s ‘Wild Bill Guarnere,’ Immortalized on HBO’s ‘Band of Brothers,’ Dies at Ninety

Most warriors don’t receive the praise Bill Guarnere received, even though they equally did what their country required of them. Nevertheless, we should hold in reverence the lives of all warriors with an understanding that war is all about killing.

Serving the World’s Poor and Working-Class Women

The care given by a midwife may come down to whether a mother and baby live or die. It’s the only contact they may have with any kind of professional care, by those who have the capacity to love and be compassionate of others.

The Sixties, Vietnam, and Beatlemania Culturally Produced No Meaningful Lessons Learned

It was a decade that changed my view of America's claim of exceptionalism, racial equality, patriotism, and an era that culturally destroyed America. The Beatles exemplified how to make money by exploiting adolescent music. The results are disappointing.

The End of FCC's Open Internet Rules for Now but the Battle Hasn’t Been Lost

Without enforceable FCC regulations, our freedom to go anywhere on the internet at no cost has the potential of ending. ISP’s will cost more; there will be additional charges for Google or Yahoo searches and visits to your favorite website.

Inequality Is ‘The Defining Challenge of Our Time’

Denying People Work Based On Loss of Credit Is a Mode of Inequality

For years now, credit-reporting agencies have been selling credit histories to employers. Because of a poor credit history, many seeking work have been denied employment, and inequality has taken a giant leap forward.

James Carroll on Pope Francis: ‘WHO AM I TO JUDGE?’

Pope Francis impresses me as a man who will walk the talk. Perhaps -- just perhaps -- his leadership will have sufficient impact to spur others to following him in his commitment to building a better world.