American Refugee
Blog URL http://americanrefugee.wordpress.com
Located Toronto, Ontario Canada
Tags politics, bush-cheney, Obama, rhetoric, Gay, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Economy
connecting the dots of news, culture and politics for the rest of us
Latest Blog Posts
- The Drifts, my novel coming soon! on Nov 23, 2009 in Arkansas Faith Gay Health Care Healthcare Human Rights Lesbian Marriage Public Discourse Transgender novel gender transsexual
Here’s the catalog description of the novel I’ve written which will be published in Spring 2010 by Coach House. The Drifts a novel by Thom Vernon Night is falling, and so is the snow. As a blizzard buries the ground, it uncovers the resen...
- on Nov 4, 2009 in Barack Obama Bigotry Civil Rights DOMA Defense of Marriage Act Election Elections Gay Hate Human Rights Human Rights Campaign Lesbian Public Discourse Transgender politics Discrimination Jim Crow morality Patriotism US election
Well, another day of discriminatory legislation passed yesterday. We did win a couple of small victories in Washington State and elsewhere. But all in all my sense is that we’re just going to continue batting our civil rights back and for...
- We All End as Stories, 1 on Nov 2, 2009 in Public Discourse
I’ve been working on a post about death and appreciate that you’d let me put some ideas here. We All End As Stories Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied Everybody got this broken feeling Like their fath...
- Outrun the Dog on Nov 2, 2009 in Public Discourse civilization
I’ve been working on a post about death and appreciate that you’d let me put some ideas here. We All End As Stories Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied Everybody got this broken feeling Li...
- Another nightmare story of US healthcare in Michigan on Aug 23, 2009 in Public Discourse
Copied from Americablog News! Ageekymom writes: We have insurance (with a 30% co-pay.) Our 19 year old son had open-heart valve replacement surgery last July. He passed away the day after the surgery. The bill was over $116,000 for 2 days in the hosp...
- Canadian Emergency Room on Aug 22, 2009 in Barack Obama Canadian Health Care Civil Rights Health Care Healthcare Hope Human Rights Public Discourse Rhetoric children politics social safety net Patriotism morality
I’ve been so overwhelmed with stress and exhaustion that I haven’t written in awhile. I have very much avoided commenting on the so-called health care debate in the US. On my view, there is no real debate. It is Big Pharma, Big Insura...
- Absolution & Pretending We Don’t Know on Jun 19, 2009 in GOP International Criminal Court Lawyers Public Discourse Rhetoric Semantics War Crimes military expenses social safety net Barack Obama Karl Rove politics Presidential
Last night I saw the documentary “Tyson” and this morning I have read an op-ed piece, “The Disease of Permanent War” by Chris Hedges. Both are disturbing for what they so plainly say about our values. I suppose that I am not unusual; my memor...
