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We have escalated the war in Vietnam and de-escalated the skirmish against poverty. It challenges the imagination to contemplate what lives we could transform if we were to cease killing.” #MLKJrDay#MLK2024#UBI#BasicIncome
It is estimated that we spend $322,000 for each enemy we kill, while we spend in the so-called War on Poverty in America only about $53 for each person classified as "poor." And much of that $53 goes for salaries of people who are not poor...
The security we profess to seek in foreign adventures we will lose in our decaying cities. The bombs in Vietnam explode at home, they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America...
MLK's Address to End the War from 1967 still relevant for us on #MLKDay2024: "While the anti-poverty program is cautiously initiated, zealously supervised and required to be an instant success, billions are liberally expended for this ill-considered war...
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Maryland waited until the last minute to seek alternatives to its troubled prison health care provider. The current provider is a for-profit company spun off from a company in bankruptcy that’s been sued in Maryland and elsewhere for poor quality care. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
A deadline is looming at the end of the year for Maryland to decide whether to keep or replace the troubled, for-profit company that provides medical care in state prisons and the Baltimore City jail ...
apparently yet another 737 MAX experienced an incident, the side blew out and nearly took a seat with it in flight, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. The mother had to hold onto their child in that seat who lost their shirt. Several phones were ripped out of passenger hands.
Calling Maryland political junkies! The Baltimore Banner is hosting “Inside the Legislative Session” in Annapolis on Jan. 16 — a FREE event featuring remarks and convos with Gov. Moore, Speaker Jones, President Ferguson and more. Full details: www.thebaltimorebannerevents.com/insidetheleg...