Slavery in Today’s World
Poverty: Poverty is a form of slavery. It denies individuals access to resources critical for life including healthy food, secure housing, and education. Scarcity of resources places chains on an individual’s ability to survive, let alone thrive. Children born into poverty don’t choose it, and all adults in ghettos, urban slums, or country ramshackle houses […]
Looking in The Mirror After COVID-19
Not long ago, I stepped into an elevator where a 30’ something woman was holding a delivery box from Sephora. I said, “I’ll bet it’s something great”; she replied: “I ordered it last week and to tell you the truth, I don’t remember what I ordered”. The Current Dilemma: Consumers like you and I drive […]
Capture The Future
Revolt: Part 3 Citizen Activism At Home: Citizen activism is a form of action on the road to revolt. It’s necessary, but not sufficient to enact change. Many organizations that pitch “citizen activist’’ agendas are well-meaning, but often lack clout. They are motivated more by popularity than effective change. Global Citizen, a website that boasts […]
What Do We Want? When Do We Want It?
If you can imagine a future that is qualitatively better than your present, than your potential for freedom is alive and well. The Great Escape: The late Steven Hawking, iconic physicist and cosmologist, left us with sobering thoughts in his last on-camera appearance. “I am convinced, he said, “that humans will need to leave Earth […]