by Pat Hartman | Nov 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
The book we see over on the right-hand side of the page here, Looking Up at the Bottom Line, is really several books in one. It’s kind of an activist-how-to manual, as well as a history of the struggle for social justice as carried out (non-violently and always...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
“This screams for Living Wages,” was the reaction of Richard R. Troxell on learning about a study about child abuse, conducted by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and three other children’s hospitals, and we will return to that remark presently. The study in...
by Pat Hartman | May 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
In Houston, Texas, a pair of documentarians roamed the streets to connect with people experiencing homelessness.They had one specific purpose in mind: to learn what possessions people hold onto when everything else has to be jettisoned. The writer is...
by Pat Hartman | May 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
The concept of a hate crime has to do with civil rights, identity politics, and quite a few other sociological factors. The idea is that although it is wrong to hurt or kill a person, it is especially wrong to hurt or kill a person just because of their skin color,...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
The lives of people experiencing homelessness are inextricably involved with hospitals. One of the most affecting parts of Richard R. Troxell’s book, Looking Up at the Bottom Line, is the story of Diane Breisch Malloy, whose tragic death in Texas inspired the...
