As a video talk show host, I talk directly and indirectly to hundreds of people every week. Right-wingers troll me ad nauseam. Recently, something strange has begun; I find conservatives trolling my trolls in my defense as I continue to expound our progressive mantra. Many are open for a dia...

“Simply being you makes you one of us,” declares Ron Alin, CEO and Co-founder of Those Untitled. Ron, interviewed by Jerry Ashton here on LRT, is consumed with creating what he calls a Lifetime Community – aiming to engage purpose-driven creators and innovators with purpose-driven consumers. The...

I walked into the hospital for my 7-7 overnight shift through the ER, as was my practice. Always good to know what little surprises they have in store for you. My pediatric colleague, whom I was about to relieve, looked upset. She gave me the thumbnail: " Four month old had been there almost thre...

The first time I can recall rethinking my career as a corporate health insurance executive was during a company leadership meeting. The top brass had decided to get on the “consumer-driven” bandwagon, and we had been summoned to a large conference room to be briefed on the strategy. “Consumer-dr...

This year, America turns 245-years old. Despite recent proclamations made to MAGA, America was never that great in the first place. Growing up in Smalltown, USA in the 1960s can leave an indelible mark on a life. One of my earliest memory of my Mother was in 1960 as I accompanied her to the town...