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On My Way to the UK

Total greenhorn here. First trip across the pond. (Nobody says that, right?)

Sep 6 • Ramona Grigg

Labor Day: A Celebration of Unions and How They Transformed American Labor.

Voices from the past praise unions and their necessary presence. A shame that we've forgotten.

Sep 1 • Ramona Grigg

When Life Gets in the Way

I'm going to be busy for the next several months. Some of it good, some not so much.

Aug 21 • Ramona Grigg

Democrats Don't Sabotage Other Democrats When the Stakes are This High and the Enemy is That Low.

The main problem is staring us in the face and the stink can't be ignored. It's going to take all of us working together--with the Democrats. No getting…

Aug 19 • Ramona Grigg

In Defense of Meghan and Harry. Yes, THAT Meghan and Harry.

All that nitpicking feels like much ado about nothing. I can't for the life of me see bad people. They just seem...human.

Aug 10 • Ramona Grigg

Where Are the Women? If Statues are Tributes, Why are There So Few Women?

There is a statue of three important women now in Central Park. It took years to get it done. To say it's a start is kind of pathetic.

Aug 4 • Ramona Grigg

Have You seen our rallies? Have you watched us March? Do we look broken?

Jul 23 • Ramona Grigg

There are People in This Country Who Live to Cause Pain. They Are in Charge Now.

We're finally convinced. It's a step.

Jul 16 • Ramona Grigg

On the Anniversary of Our Independence We Celebrate What We're About to Lose.

And now we gear up for battle. Because this is America and they're not.

Jul 4 • Ramona Grigg

I'd Rather be Us than Them

Victory! The GOP-led Senate just passed the most hateful bill in history, the bill they couldn't wait to pass, and they're still not happy.

Jul 3 • Ramona Grigg

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