Mary Hoar is a tireless public servant who has devoted her life to supporting her community. Her accomplishments are manifold. A dizzying array of public and private projects makes one wonder how she gets all of these things done.
The game being played in American politics right now is rigged in favor of the wealthy titans: corporations, billionaire donors and high tech leaders. The wealthy titans want only three things: They don’t want to pay taxes. They don’t want any regulation. They want a strong military to protect their interests at home and abroad. Wealthy titans get these three things rapidly and efficiently when democracy is eliminated and replaced by an authoritarian government. One note of caution: A lot of dust is being kicked up in the wake of our declining democracy. Don’t let the dust impair your vision.
We are committed to telling the stories of small businesses who are pressing on in the face of great adversity. In the coming year, we will be keeping a close watch on economic trends impacting small business. Our August 2025 Magazine—Startup Nation—will focus on entrepreneurship, funding, and best practices for helping a small business to thrive.
There are as many literary writing styles as there are writers. If I were a gentleman, I would tip my hat to Mr. Beckett for getting as much critical acclaim as James Joyce, Thomas Pynchon, and David Foster Wallace. But I am no gentleman, thank God, and writers who are deemed to be iconic for the sake of being iconic do not hold sway with me. It’s about time that literary swells are knocked down a tad and put into their rightful place.
Throughout his long career as a learning consultant, Mike Haykin has worked with children—adolescents and young adults—to discover their talents and strengths, so they can find their unique place in the world. Sounds simple, but it’s not. A young person’s development and growth can be stymied by any number of factors, ranging from learning styles and learning disabilities to mental illnesses and substance abuse issues. And in some instances, kids might be enrolled in a school or a program that just isn’t the right fit.
Many journalists have asked what is behind Trump’s alliance with Vladimir Putin, but no one has come close to satisfactorily explaining what’s in it for the both of them. The New Yorker once described their relationship as a Bromance, but the affection between the two men seems to be about money and power, not love. Rumors abound that Putin has got something big on Trump. What could it possibly be?
Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection is a shining example of the small things that sustain us. These small things might be people, a sense of place, or the objects in our lives that we hold near and dear to our hearts. What emerges in this poetry collection are the larger truths about humanity.
Our publication is now going into its fourteenth year. Our aim is, as always, to recognize people who are making a difference in the world. Through the years we have covered the full range of humanity regardless of color, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, age, religion, class, economics or politics.
Jerome Gold’s earlier book, Paranoia and Heartbreak: Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility (New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009), captures his experience of working with juvenile offenders. Ten years later, his book Children in Prison offers greater context, shedding light on the children whose lives have been stunted, short circuited, and hardwired to fail.