by Ann Simonton | Apr 25, 2022 | Bigotry, Business, Prostitution, Sexism
from Boston Globe The out-of-state money behind the push Indoor prostitution was legal in Rhode Island for decades, and survivors say the state was a hub for exploitation, trafficking and abuse. Now, out-of-state non-profits are lobbying to decriminalize or even...
by Ann Simonton | Mar 9, 2022 | Business, Uncategorized
About a year ago, my wife was filling in paperwork to hire a car when the woman behind the counter suddenly looked up in alarm. “I’m sorry,” she said in a stage whisper. “The computer is saying: ‘Do not rent to this woman under any circumstances.’ It seems you’re...
by | Jul 15, 2012 | Business
“But there’s something else front and center to our particular brand of misery. We are a nation of miserable optimists. We believe everything is possible and if you don’t have it all, from the perfect body to profound wealth, the fault is yours. When people...
by | Dec 4, 2011 | Blog, Business
We live in a world where critiques of art are more acceptable if they are academic and not too critical of content. A layperson critical of art is likely to be dismissed as ignorant, conservative or a censor. We are trained to be accepting and tolerant of others,...
by | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog, Business, Sexism
This ad, which ran in YOU magazine for shoe stores located throughout South Africa has been pulled. YOU magazine editor wrote, “To our readers: thank you for taking the time to show your support against the abuse of animals.” What is not clearly voiced in...
by | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog, Business
These reforms are being sent around online.  If Egyptians youth can begin an uprising using Facebook and Twitter under Mubarak, we should be able to make these changes under Obama. 1. Term Limits.
 12 years only, one of the possible options below..
 A. Two...
