decline of the middle class

President Annouces NIH Campaign To Fight The Crippling Epidemic of Affluenza

July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 - by Danelle

As more and more Americans come down with the Affluenza virus, President Obama takes decisive action approving a bold, new research initiative at the National Institutes of Health. A satirical news story.

Going Deeper Into The Meme

December 19, 2013 - by Danelle

One of the tech employees who rides a company bus from San Francisco to Silicon Valley engaged me in a dialogue about the flood of tech money into San Francisco real estate. He’s a reasonable guy and I tried to answer in kind. More conversation needed!

Passing On The Meme

December 11, 2013December 12, 2013 - by Danelle

Passing on the meme is an easy act, so easy most of us don’t pause to check if it’s true. Although I fancy myself too experienced as a journalist to fall into that trap, I did earlier this week. What it revealed about me isn’t all that flattering, but it is a call to operate differently on the web.

“World On Fire” Finalist for The PEN Literary Non-Fiction Award

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 - by Danelle

A World On Fire: Life and Death In A New Orleans Squat is a finalist for the PenUSA literary non-fiction award, but alas did not win.

The Bold Rooster

June 5, 2012June 5, 2012 - by Danelle

You can’t be an bold rooster and an old rooster, or so the saying goes. In the case of the rooster that has been enraging the residents of The Barn, I think we’ve got a mix of the two.