Author: Carma Henry

You Get What You Voted For

     I drove to Ohio State University that day to participate in a study on Amantadine Therapy for Cognitive Impairment Related to Post-COVID Condition. The Principal Investigator, Dr. Andrew Schamess, whom I had yet to meet, is highly regarded for his work with underserved populations and his efforts to make healthcare more accessible. His values resonate with me, reminding me of my father, a pediatrician, and my mother, a nurse, who met while treating the poor in Haiti.

   What is one thing – just one – you can agree on with someone on the opposite side of the political divide? The late General Colin Powell once told me, “Figure that out and you can get a lot done. And as you win one victory together, you might just discover along the way that there’s something else you agree on.”

     Last month, the scientific journal Nature Sustainability published research by British and U.S. academics. Their paper entitled “Radical climate protests linked to increases in public support for moderate organizations” documented how public support for a moderate environmental organization was boosted by disruptive protests by Just Stop Oil.

     Subsequently, other Chinese sources, as well as Xi in his final meeting with President Biden at the APEC summit on November 16, repeated this line of thought: China wants more rather than less cooperation with the US. An article in the People’s Daily the day after Xi’s message by Zhong Sheng (The Bell), an authoritative editorial collective, reinforced it, saying: “Win-win cooperation is the trend of the times and should be the bottom line of China-US relations.”

     The words are those of Stephen Miller, speaking last month at the infamous Madison Square Garden rally, but they define Donald Trump. This is the message – the cry from the mountaintop – he brought to the country . . . at least to approximately half of it. It’s the unifying force behind his campaign, both pragmatically and spiritually. It transcends politics and cuts to people’s deepest values and deepest fears.

        But messengers on a mission from God continued to stand up and speak out whether the people believed them or not.

       That’s where the rich, poor and otherwise gathered for events. Gladiator fights. Contests between man and beasts. Executions. Even nautical battles when they flood the floor of the world’s largest amphitheater with water. This iconic monument, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, provides the canvas for this gripping mixture of history and fabrication. The sequel to 2001’s Oscar®-winning film Gladiator.

This year’s projections surpass last year’s by 1.7 million travelers, marking thee busiest Thanksgiving travel period in history.

       The food drive fulfills the need to help and bring the joy of Thanksgiving to economically disadvantaged individuals in South Florida. The Thanksgiving Food Drive is a collaborative effort among community partners, which included Publix and American Airlines. In addition, UPS partnered and delivered the boxes to convenient locations in underserved communities for pick-up by those in need. Dozens of volunteers assembled the meal kits that included a turkey, canned goods and other items ideal for a Thanksgiving dinner.