In the book A Farewell to Alms (A Brief Economic History of the World), author Gregory Clark writes of the Industrial Revolution: “The classic description has also suggested that significant technological advances across disparate sectors of the economy contributed to … Continue reading →
Just read a NY Times piece on outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown. As a slate of new candidates line up out there, one particularly stands out to me: Desmond Silveira. Like Brown, he would lean toward social justice, toward good environmental … Continue reading →
At our Wednesday night Spiritual Book Study, we’re currently discussing the book Uncomfortable by Brett McCracken. McCracken, a Christian, notes Jesus said: “Whoever loves his life, loses it. And whoever hates his life in the world, will keep it for … Continue reading →
I was reading that presidents Obama and Bush both designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a “service day,” and each volunteered at various outreaches on that day during their presidencies. (Trump played golf at Mar-a-Lago that day.) So in … Continue reading →
As a follow up to my last entry on the social work field, I picked up the book: Social Work with Groups (Social Justice Through Personal, Community and Social Change). In a section about lab group work through activity-centered therapy, … Continue reading →
In a book titled: The Ohio Reader, I was reading a section today that noted the lack of social workers is contributing to over-crowding in the psychiatric units throughout the state. With less social workers in the field, to help … Continue reading →
To gain more of an overall historic perspective on the current North Korea situation, I picked up the book: The Korean War by Mathew Ridgway. Neither side, the North (with aid from China and Russia), or the South (primarily aided … Continue reading →
According to the Toledo Blade News Services, The Trump Administration said it is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, which will force 200,000 people out of America by Sept., 2019. Salvadorans have had special protection here since earthquakes struck their … Continue reading →
At the end of last week, the Associated Press reported that the Trump administration released a five-year off-shore drilling plan that would open up to 90% of coastal waters of the east coast, west coast, Gulf of Mexico, Alaska… A … Continue reading →
The 2017 Tax Bill was signed into law today by President Trump. In a George Will op-ed piece that appeared today, he writes: “…a presidential assistant calls this year’s tax legislation ‘the most significant tax reform we’ve had since 1986.”‘ … Continue reading →