The Labor Movement is alive and well in the Bay Area. Enlightened people of all ages, colors, and genders are using their best creative selves to speak about the issues we are facing during these difficult times. The LaborFest Writers Group was formed in 2005 to honor labor and working people.

Congress should pass a law to help choose and maintain a stable president in the future. This would require presidents to undergo neurocognitive exams to determine if they are mentally impaired or unstable. To take that step, both parties must move beyond the immediate framework of Trump versus Biden or Republican versus Democrat. As long as Democrats draft any legislation assessing a president's mental fitness to perform their duties and apply it to Trump, it is dead in the water. The same applies to Republicans seeking to prove that Biden was mentally incompetent to overturn his legislation. 

Careers in data science, cybersecurity, information security, AI/machine learning, and digital marketing are forming the new workplace infrastructure. You might be surprised to learn that this infrastructure will also allow the egregious invasion of our privacy by the federal government. Your Privacy: Welcome to the Fatherland! makes it clear that without regulation, our privacy will not be protected. Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about Dave Creek, who had a successful, full-time career, but who also discovered a demanding vocation as a bonsai practitioner. Annie Searle writes about the real boss of American culture—Bruce Springsteen.  My recent trip to Amsterdam reminded me of what I had learned about the Dutch when I was growing up in Yonkers. –Patricia Vaccarino