I’m not a wonderful cook. Because the rituals of cooking don’t interest me very much, I haven’t learned how to make the things that I love to eat. I may have to reconsider. I’ve been making a monster lasagna today, and I discovered something. Cooking, all of a sudden, seems to relax me. I’ve had a strange couple of weeks, involving much more emotional turmoil than I can easily handle. I’ve been feeling fragile, tired, angry, sad. I’m not yet…
The U.S. Department of Education is officially seeking ideas for improving its rules and regulations on student loans. The Project on Student Debt has developed a Five-Point Plan for Fair Loan Payments that fits the bill. It will help reduce the burdens of student debt by: Limiting student loan payments to a reasonable percentage of income. Recognizing that borrowers with children have less income available for student loan payments. Protecting borrowers from high interest charges when they face hardship situations….
Here are some of the progressive actions that you can take today. Please consider each of these carefully, and take action if you agree. Oppose Attack on Iran Join Gold Star Families for Peace, CODE PINK, Progressive Democrats of America, Democrats.com, Traprock Peace Center, Global Exchange, Velvet Revolution, Democracy Rising, Truthout, OpEdNews, Backbone Campaign, Consumers For Peace, Campus Antiwar Network, and The Young Turks in signing a petition to Bush and Cheney opposing the launching of a war of aggression…