Posts Tagged ‘Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’

The All-New American Family

The All-New American Family

  [Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] I remember being blown away by “An American Family,” what was a compelling and unorthodox documentary miniseries when it was made back in 1973, which showed the world that the “typical” American family was anything but. Much time has passed since the Louds captivated our psyches (HBO recently [...]


Losing the Gold

creativecommons.org/by b0janglesAnd the silver and the bronze. Like most Americans, I was stunned that Chicago didn’t even finish in the top three for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The city was knocked out in the first round with only 18 of 94 votes. It makes me wonder, What will this mean for American bravado? Chicago’s loss [...]