Publicly funded campaign finance is the solution

John Jay, one of America’s Founding Fathers, once said “those who own it should govern it.” This was true in the 18th century, and it is apparently true today. As long as money rules, it does not really matter who …→

Octopus’s Garden has grown organic fruits, vegetables and herbs for our community since 2008. If more students do not commit, the garden may not exist for much longer.

Octopus’s Garden’s plea for assistance

Octopus’s Garden is a site to behold. The first Sunday in May was planting day, and by mid-to-late-summer we will begin harvesting tomatoes, carrots, onions, squash, garlic, basil, beans, potatoes and more. Octopus’s Garden began as a student project that …→

Protesters organize during the Occupy Wall Street rally in Zuccotti Park.

Wall Street protesting will not change a thing

Protesting on Wall Street is a joke. Wall Street is Corporate America.  They exist to make money—as much money as they can squeeze out of the system. We have given them the chance to corrupt the system because we don’t …→

It’s not surprising…

So, in the April 28 Concordy’s Man on the Street—someone said it out loud, “If you just look around at the tables (at lunch) you can see a little segregation by race.” It is always that way in the lunch …→