Category Archives: Social justice

Updates from Aging & Disability Services – King County

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Update from : Aging & Disability Services; Seattle King County Area Agency on Aging Thanks to effective advocacy from the Advisory Council and aging network partners, there has been a number of wins this legislative session, including: Vulnerable adult bill 1153 passed both … Continue reading →

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What kind of Asian are you?

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Where are you from – really?? Here’s a humorous video that helps to demonstrate the problems of this question. (This was shown to me by my granddaughter who is multiracial – Caucasian, Asian, and Latin American/Spanish.)  

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Trumpcare vs. Obamacare by Atul Gawande

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Jim deMaine

There’s a joke going around that Congress and the President are going to repeal Obamacare — and replace it with the Affordable Health Care Act. Harvard physician and author Atul Gawande writes about how difficult the choices are in the … Continue reading →

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A message in a sand castle & “fake news” from Pogo

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Jim deMaine

A wise message from a State’s rights small government President. Wonderful to find this quote on a Coronado beach. A similar corollary is from Walt Kelly through Pogo (below). We need to say this over and over again: The “enemy is … Continue reading →

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Obamacare in Trump country

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Jim deMaine

 

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Madeline Albright speaks out

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From Exodus to Action: Claiming our Common Humanity in the Refugee Crisis. Sunday, February 26 10:15 a.m – 3:30 p.m EST (from MJF) Watch the live broadcast here

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An unfortunate truth

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Submitted by Sylvia P.: Abuse in nursing homes received attention in a recent CNN story titled “Sick, dying and raped in America.” We are fortunate at Skyline to have strong leadership in preventing abuse but it is of national concern … Continue reading →

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“Nidoto Nai Yoni – Let It Not Happen Again.”

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut by Thomas Shapely: “When September 11, 2001 occurred, some of us argued that a second date would now “live in infamy.” The first, of course, was December 7, 1941, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the day the … Continue reading →

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The interned and the undocumented: the immigration spectrum in the US today

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From Aeon and the NYT: “With many Americans either too far away or too busy to care for their elderly relatives, the task is frequently shifted to professional caregivers – often female immigrants from cultures where caring for elders is seen as … Continue reading →

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Vietnam era redux?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Recent demonstrations bring to mind those of the Vietnam era when people went to the streets to protest government policy. I well remember student unrest in Madison, Wisconsin in the late 60’s, then again at the University of Washington when … Continue reading →

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Early cover story release from The Atlantic

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic: Dear Reader, I write to let you know that we’re doing something at The Atlantic that we only rarely do. We are releasing our upcoming cover story weeks before our subscribers receive it, and … Continue reading →

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UW Faculty at Town Hall discussing Presidential power

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Jim deMaine

A number of UW Law School faculty (6) did a Town Hall Panel presentation on Presidential Power on Feb. 1. It was a packed house and the reviews were enthusiastically positive. The event was streamed and available to view (below). … Continue reading →

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Republican Chris Vance pushes back, joins the ACLU

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Jim deMaine

This is an article in Crosscut by Chris Vance (an American politician, a two-term member of the King County Council and a former member of the Washington State Legislature. Vance is also a former chair of the Washington State Republican … Continue reading →

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The discriminatory immigration ban is illegal

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From the NYT: “President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that purports to bar for at least 90 days almost all permanent immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, including Syria and Iraq, and asserts the power to extend the ban … Continue reading →

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Getting over a wall

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Jim deMaine

                           “The best way to get over a wall is to break through the glass ceiling.”

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Dust off your copy of Orwell’s “1984” – it’s again a best seller!

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From the NY Daily News:  “In the wake of a doublespeak-drenched explanation from White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, the revered British author’s classic book “1984” broke into Amazon’s top 10 list of best-selling books, The Guardian reports. “While appearing on … Continue reading →

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The Panama Hotel and Teahouse – a nearby National Treasure

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Jim deMaine

If you walk or drive down 6th Avenue toward the International District, you’ll find a National Treasure at the corner of 6th and Main Street – the Panama Hotel. This 105 year old building is the subject of the historical … Continue reading →

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Cascadia Sanctuary

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut: “While Mayor Ed Murray talks about Seattle as a “sanctuary city” for immigrants, we Northwesterners might want to expand the reach of this idea to include the region as a whole, and millions of other people, including Americans … Continue reading →

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Terror Management Theory (TMT)

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jim deMaine

I think we’re all wondering, with considerable concern, what’s next? The social psychologists think that the current political environment at home and abroad will continue to divide and polarize individuals and countries – the common denominator being fear. Perhaps the … Continue reading →

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Good fences make good neighbors

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall” which begins  “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,…” can be read on many levels. Have we learned from historical precedent? Many empires have tried to build walls, yet all have failed in time. … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 7, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From National Geographic: “The candidates for president of the United States, particularly on the Republican side, have hotly debated how to handle the roughly 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) border between the United States and Mexico. “Donald Trump has famously and repeatedly promised … Continue reading →

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AT&T CEO confronts racial tension

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Jim deMaine

“Randall Stephenson runs AT&T. If shareholders, and ultimately regulators, approve, he is also going to run Time Warner after buying the entertainment conglomerate for more than $80 billion. “So you should probably know who he is. Here’s one way to … Continue reading →

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How the yo-yo put a troubled young man on the path of playful salvation

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From Aeon: “Growing up in a poor, violence-stricken section of Baltimore in Maryland, Coffin Nachtmahr was bullied for having a stutter and not fitting into ‘any specific molds’. In high school, he was angry, prone to fights, and struggling with … Continue reading →

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Senate candidate assembles an AK 47 blindfolded

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Jim deMaine

In a contested Senate race in Missouri Jason Kander, Democrat, assembles an AK 47 blindfolded – to drive home the point that background checks and some limits are needed even when supporting Second Amendment gun rights. Going on line, I … Continue reading →

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Let’s show support for this neighborhood restaurant

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Kay M. send along this article and notes, “I am very troubled after reading Nicole Brodeur’s column on the front page of today’s Seattle Times, section B.  I think this article merits placing on your blog.  This is happening in … Continue reading →

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