Tag Archives: poor

New Year’s Prayer

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Callen Harty

It seemed like virtually everyone in America was eagerly anticipating bringing in the New Year last night. The bulk of the year was taken up with the worst plague in modern history, More than 1.8 million people died worldwide from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, 2021, America, Black lives matter, Breonna Taylor, commitment, conspiracy theorists, cops, coronavirus, culture, Donald Trump, economic disparity, economy, election fraud, equity, faith, fascism, George Floyd, government, greed, hate, heroes, Homeless, hope, hungry, inauguration, Jacob Blake, loved ones, narcissist, nature, New Year, normal, plague, poor, power, pray, Presidency, protests, quaarantine, racism, understanding, unemployed, vaccine, wish, world citizens | 1 Comment

Yes, This Is Who We Are

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Callen Harty

Aside from the ubiquitous thoughts and prayers, the refusal to consider any kind of gun control at all because it’s always too soon to talk about it, and the flags once again lowered to half-staff, there is another thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-American, American, anti-Semite, assassinations, Aurora, bombs, bridge, Christians, cisgender, Columbine, common ground, common sense gun laws, compassion, conscience, covert wars, death, disease, doctors, earth, empathy, enslaved, first responders, flags, forgiveness, Fort Hood, gays, genocide, gun control, half-staff, hate, history, Holocaust, Hondurans, immigrants, imprisonment, indigenous peoples, Ireland, Jews, Las Vegas, life savers, love, mass shooting, melting pot, men, Mexico, ministers, moral compass, murders, Muslims, nation, Native people, nurses, Oak Creek, pacifists, peacemakers, people of color, poor, potato famine, priests, privilege, promised land, Pulse Orlando, rabbis, random killings, republic, right-wing fanatic, Sandy Hook, shame, society, souls, starvation, Stoneman Douglas, straights, synagogue, The Tree of Life, thoughts and prayers, trans, Virginia Tech, volunteers, war, white people, white supremacist, women, worshippers | 2 Comments

Profiles in Cowardice

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Callen Harty

On Friday, the remaining holdouts on the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation announced their intentions in the vote that is scheduled for Saturday. For those who are survivors of sexual assault, the likely vote of 51 to 49 to confirm–unless something major … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, agenda, Arkansas, attempted rape, body language, Brett Kavanaugh, Chuck Grassley, citizens, compassion, conscience, corroborate, corrupted, cowardice, Democrats, Donald Trump, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, drinking, drugs, elderly, empathy, false memories, FBI, fear, harassment, healing, hearing, heart attack, House, investigation, Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin, John F. Kennedy, jurist, justice, lap dog, left-wingers, LGBT, lied under oath, Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, molested, money, old queen, Orrin Hatch, partisan, people of color, political cover, politics, poor, power, Presidential ambitions, Profiles in Courage, rape, Republicans, right-wing conservative, Ron Johnson, self-blame, self-hatred, Senate, sexual assault, shame, Supreme Court, survivors, Susan Collins, Tom Cotton, Utah, violence, West Virginia, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The Missing Narrative on the Pennsylvania Special Election

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Callen Harty

While watching the televised returns of the Pennsylvania special election pitting Democrat Conor Lamb, Republican Rick Saccone, and Libertarian Drew Miller against each other all the pundits from both sides before, during, and after it made the election about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans, campaign, candidates, Catholic, CNN, Conor Lamb, corporate money, Democracy, Democrat, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, Drew Miller, electorate, Franklin Roosevelt, gerrymandering, lefties, liberal, Libertarian, media, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania special election, politicians, poor, pro-choice, pro-life, protesting, pundits, referendum, Republican, Republican-light, Rick Saccone, Russians, union members, voting, Washington, working class | Leave a comment

Letter to Ron Johnson on the Tax Bill

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Callen Harty

Dear Senator Johnson, While the Republican party has long promised some kind of tax reform, the bill that is currently before the House and Senate changes tax law, but does nothing to improve the circumstances of the vast majority of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Affordable Care Act, amendment, Arctic drilling, citizens, CO, constituents, corporations, elected officials, election, environment, health care, House, legislation, Middle class, poor, Republican party, Ron Johnson, Senate, Senator Johnson, Tax bill, tax law, tax rates, tax reform, vote | Leave a comment

The Failure of Donald Trump

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Callen Harty

Some of my friends and relatives voted for Donald Trump. Some of my co-workers watched the inauguration on television at work while I sat at my desk and fought back tears at what my country had become. They did what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American people, beacon, campaign, Christians, conspiracy theories, culture, disabilities, Donald Trump, downtrodden, election, government, human being, hypocrisy, inauguration, Jesus Christ, justification, leader, misogynist, narcissist, political affiliation, politics, poor, powerful, President, protocol, rich, Scott Walker, supporters, sycophants, Twitter, White House, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

I Am White

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Callen Harty

I am white. It is the circumstance of my birth. It is who I am and who I have always been. It is what it is. But it brings certain advantages for no reason other than the fact that my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-American, authority figures, black man, Carolina, civil rights, color, community, dominant culture, Ferguson, Grant County Wisconsin, Homeless, human family, men in blue, Michael Brown, person of color, police, poor, racism, white, white man | 2 Comments

Bobby Lee and Me

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Callen Harty

Bobby Lee McClung has been on my mind a lot lately. I have been thinking about race and racism a lot lately. Bobby Lee came to visit my hometown in southwestern Wisconsin when I was a kid and an event … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged affordable housing, African-American, Allens, Asian, basketball, black, Bobby Lee McClung, Catholic, Chris Long, Christian, civil rights, color, colored, confederate, Craig Manor, cultural exchange, dominant culture, Eeny meeny miny moe, European, fear, Filipino, gay, German, Hanover Illinois, hatred, ignorance, Irish, Irish-Catholic, Itta Bena Mississippi, Jewish, love, Mexican, Native American, North, other, poor, prejudice, privilege, Protestant, race, racism, Savanna Army Depot, South, southwestern Wisconsin, straight, swimming pool, wealthy, white privilege, World War II | Leave a comment

Oneness

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Callen Harty

I beat a drum that beats hundreds of miles away. My heart beats with it. I am one with it. I sing a song with brothers and sisters in another land. Our voices harmonize across the distance. We are separated … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-American, circle, drum, Idle No More, Native American, one, oneness, oppression, poor, queer, round dance, song, struggle | 2 Comments