Tag Archives: democracy

Danse Macabre

Posted on 2023-11-21 by Bartholomew Barker

The rising tide of dark money in the courts from billionaires in a macabre dance with the bleeding body of our Democracy upon the grave of long neglected Lady Justice, her scales broken, their taxes refunded. (Art by Daniel Eskridge. … Continue reading →

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Blue Magick

Posted on 2022-11-07 by Bartholomew Barker

Blue Magick I call upon the spirits of light, the angels of constitutional democracy, of reasonable policy based upon science, I humbly beseech you: Arise! Cast out the demons of fear and corruption. Break the curse of lies, hatred and … Continue reading →

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An Exceptionally American Virus

Posted on 2020-07-27 by Bartholomew Barker

(I’ll be posting this poem in a more social media friendly format to the big three: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. If you approve, please like and share. Here’s the raw text of the poem for the search engines.) An Exceptionally American … Continue reading →

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We the People

Posted on 2018-09-03 by Bartholomew Barker

It used to be that Labor Day was when campaigns began so things might get a little more political around here. We the People If you believe in Democracy, you should register to vote. If you think you’re registered to … Continue reading →

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