Labor Day 2016 is past. And, the days of labor have passed as well. That’s not just for organized labor. It’s for all of those in the working and lower middle class who toil in blue collar and white collar jobs and make so little in wages that they qualify for food stamps and public aid. It didn’t used to be that way. Looking back, the period after WWII from the early ‘50’s to just before the mid-70’s could be called the Camelot days for American laborers. Fairly compensated … [Read more...]
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The Mind Of The Trump Supporter
Over the past several months, considerable attention has been devoted to the mind and mindfulness — or lack thereof — of Donald Trump. There has been less of a focus on the mind of the Trump supporter. Specifically, who are they? What are they thinking about? Why are they supporting the Donald? How do they compare to other citizens who will be voting in this presidential election cycle? It is well documented that in general the Trump support base tends to skew male, older, … [Read more...]
It Takes A Village — An Olympic Village
Hillary Clinton made the line “It takes a village” famous. The Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro brought that line to life. It is appropriate that the Olympics began with a stunning opening ceremony in nearly perfect weather that signified the specialness of this event and ended with a closing ceremony conducted in a steady rain that signified the sadness to see the event depart the world stage for the next four years. In between the opening and closing, the Olympic athletes … [Read more...]
Donald Trump: Baby, Bully And Buffoon?
Yes. Yes. Yes. While it should be three strikes and you’re out, the Donald still gets to keep coming up to bat. Before, we look at why that’s the case let’s look at the evidence that supports the verdict regarding Trump’s being a baby, a bully and a buffoon. Noted psychologists such as Harvard professor and researcher, Howard Gardner, have labeled Donald Trump “remarkably narcissistic.” To our knowledge, however none have assigned him the “baby” label. And, now that the American … [Read more...]
Mr. Islam On the occasion of hite House Conference of North American Telgu Society
I applaud the North America Telugu Society (NATS) and the Greater Washington Telugu Cultural Society (GWTCS) for hosting the South Asian Youth Symposium at the White House today. I can’t thank both the organizations enough for working closely with the South Asian American youth, and guiding and mentoring them. Referring to a dark and desperate period a hundred years ago, legendary Irish poet William Butler Yeats wrote: Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed … [Read more...]
The United States Of Fear: A Perspective In 2016
Preamble We closed our last blog titled “Mourning in America: A Nation United. A Nation Divided” by observing that our citizens are being presented with a stark option in this presidential election. The choice is between becoming the United States of Hope or the United States of Fear. We wrote a blog in late 2014 titled the “United States of Fear: From Ebullient to Eboliant.” In that blog, we commented on the state of the nation. Ebola was the health scare at that time. The Zika … [Read more...]
Mourning In America: A Nation United. A Nation Divided.
In her acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention this past week, Hillary Clinton speaking about Donald Trump said, “He’s taken the Republican Party a long way...from “Morning in America” to “Midnight in America.” We agree with Secretary Clinton’s assessment that nominee Trump has pushed the Republican Party into the darkness and the shadows. The question is what will happen there “After Midnight?” The more important question for our nation, however, is what will happen because … [Read more...]
Mr. Islam speech on Making a difference.
Speech Given By Frank F Islam On Making a Difference At Educational Development of Weaker Sections Seminar July 2016 Mr. Vice President, Dr. Siddiqi, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a distinct honor to have been asked to speak at this seminar commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Duty Society of Aligarh Muslim University and focusing on the educational development of weaker sections in India. I would like to express my deep … [Read more...]
Indian-Americans sleeping giants in US presidential election: Frank Islam
PHILADELPHIA: Indian-Americans are "sleeping giants" and can make a "significant difference" in helping first ever woman US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton break the ultimate glass ceiling, according to her Indian-origin supporters. "Indian-Americans are the sleeping giants. Indian Americans in this campaign need to harness and galvanize the resources especially in the battle ground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Virginia," said Indian-American Frank Islam, a major fund … [Read more...]
Donald Trump: Is He The Voice Of The American People?
The first words that Donald Trump uttered after he walked up to the podium to accept the nomination for President were, “Friends, delegates and fellow Americans, I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.” From that point forward, for the next one hour and fifteen minutes, Trump threw humility to the wind as he painted a dark portrait of national and international gloom and doom in which he and he “alone” was the solution to all of the … [Read more...]