Poet, Activist, Humanist
Doann Houghton-Alico The Possible Death of Our Democratic Republic Abraham Lincoln in his famous “House Divided speech,” on June 16, 1858 upon accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency said: “In my opinion, it (the slavery issue) will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’”(Lincoln quoted … Read more
There is much to be written about the potential, and now probable, loss of Roe v Wade. As a woman who was young person in the pre-Roe time, fought against the concept that laws should control the female body, and have extended family members who have had abortions for extremely valid, personal reasons, I am … Read more
There’s much I can write about: corporations blatantly lying about their work on climate change, Ginni Thomas’s role in Republican misdeeds, a 7-hour (I believe it is, I need to fact check that) blank in Trump’s phone calls regarding the January 6 Insurrection, wishing Biden wouldn’t go off script because then that’s what everyone focuses … Read more
Our hopes and hearts are with the Ukrainian people as they fight for democracy. Make no mistake that is what this war is about. Not only does Putin have imperialistic Russian dreams of expanding the Russian empire, but more importantly he is intent on destroying democracy around the world. I promise to write more supporting … Read more
It’s difficult to take our minds off Ukraine and the Russian aggression right now . It’s a situation that will affect all of us around the world even though it’s a minority of the world’s population that will actually be involved in the day-to-day horror of war. Nevertheless, all of us will be impacted, whether … Read more