“July 4th is really about Monetary Reform”: The 21st Century Money Question Posted July 5, 2018 This is a sort of guest blog, albeit posthumous, by the late Stephen Zarlenga, founding Director of the American Monetary Institute. The blog is actually a compilation of three July 4th messages by Stephen (2016, 2010, 2009), all of […]
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Overcoming U.S. Political Tribalism in 2018: ARE THERE ANY MODELS? Open Letter to Chris Hayes (MSNBC) and Amy Chua (Yale University) Posted June 18, 2018 Thanks to Chris Hayes (MSNBC All-in) and Amy Chua (Law professor, Yale University) for the nourishing and inspiring podcast on political tribalism. For those who missed it, I recommend giving […]
WOMEN’S AUTHORITY, WOMEN’S LIVES: The ERA or the Great Law of Peace? Which amendment would meaningfully improve U.S. women’s lives — the ERA or the Great Law of Peace — sooner rather than later? Posted March 29, 2018 I am 66-years old, a born feminist for many reasons, most of which still exist today. When […]
This is an edited and expanded version of a private comment sent to Eric K. Ward, whose June essay went viral during the weekend of Aug. 11, 2017 (as events were unfolding in Charlottesville, VA and as initiated by a gathering of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, etc.). Monetary science and healing for white supremacists, Jews, and […]
Women’s Councils: A high-impact election platform in 2016 Published April 12, 2016 Five days before the March 15 Illinois primary, this 65-year old voter realized that no presidential candidate was addressing my high priority issue: restoring women’s collective public authority to U.S. soil. This is a high-impact platform that could unify our nation, move us […]
VOTER CONFIDENCE IN U.S. GOVERNMENT LOW? No one alive today signed on! Published March 31, 2015 No one should be surprised that in 2014 Americans’ confidence in all three branches of our national government was at or near a record low. As reported by Emily Swanson of the Associated Press (The Chicago Tribune, March 12, […]
“In my purse I carry ….. the U.S. Constitution” Updating an Outdated Document: Focus group results on a national Book Club to read the U.S. Constitution (and propose amendments) Published February 18, 2015 In October 2014, I was invited to present my national book club idea at a non-political networking event. Idea Potluck in Chicago is […]
A Resolution on Food, Farms, and Democracy Posted November 11, 2014 Presented at the Congress to Address the First Woman’s Rights Convention Chicago, IL: March 2014 Earlier this year, I was honored and excited to be included in the culmination of year-long event to update the document produced by the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention. The […]