Category: current events
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A united work force
Daniel: “Here I was, a college graduate with little hope of using my skills or reaching my potential. As long as laborers were afraid to organize, they were powerless. Besides, if I joined the union, what did I have to lose?”
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Thoughts about Confederate monuments
How do descendants of those who fought for unjust causes deal with a grief that time does not heal?
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Since Charlottesville
I thought I was doing the right thing, being silent these past seven months. Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville challenged that notion.
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Trump’s take on Andrew Jackson
Trump is not just uninformed; he is promoting a revised history, and I doubt that it’s accidental.
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For those who have been Feeling the Bern
What did I learn from the election of 1968? That Americans will elect a crook before they’ll elect anyone veering far to the left.
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Is Hillary so dishonest?
Mom was the nurturer, greeting us when we came home from school, preparing our meals. Dad was the boss, the enforcer of rules, often with the palm of his hand. This clarity of roles gave us a sense of security. Nowadays Mom goes to work and Dad has relinquished much of his authority. The old…
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A restroom war in North Carolina
With national primary races for President so entertaining, few are paying attention to state politics. Is that why NC’s representatives are engaging in a restroom war?
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The Christian Agenda
The 2016 primaries have come to the Bible Belt. Already politicians are competing for the evangelical vote. For too long we progressive Christians have allowed evangelicals to be spokespersons for the Gospel. In fact, in the minds of many outside the Christian faith, “Christian” and “conservative” are synonymous. Evangelicals tend to preach against homosexuality and…
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Donald Trump, the Republicans’ idea of a strong leader
Many Republican primary voters think Donald Trump is the strong leader we need at this point of our history (NYTimes, 12/11/15). Here I share my perspective on what makes a strong leader–and it ain’t the likes of Donald Trump.
Nancy Werking Poling 