Welcome to Bob J Brand
Given the mess in which we find ourselves with challenges to democracy, equality, and inclusion all over the United States and internationally, I have started this website to increase my public engagement on a range of issues having to do with creating a just society. At the same time the website will link to a twice-weekly blog (that I will start in late January 2024) and will present sets of my photographic work which will be available to help with fundraising by giving prints to people who support progressive organizations.
The Urgent Need for Federal Action to Keep Local and State Governments Afloat
Local and state governments are facing fiscal crises that if not addressed will cut even the inadequate efforts to create a more just society and will challenge the ability of government to respond to the demands for justice that are all around us. Unless the federal government provides funding [...]
Opinion: Let’s Take These Immediate Steps to Move from Policing to Community Safety
Let’s start with the obvious. We all want to be safe, in our homes, on the street, in schools, wherever we are. But many of us feel or believe we are not safe. The Black Lives Matter movement has exposed the extent to which our neighbors are not safe walking, driving, [...]
What It Means to Reduce Pandemic Constraints Without Killing People
Required Minimum Public Health Steps to Open Society and Economy after Spatial Restrictions to Overcome the COVID-19 Pandemic: Everyone wants the pandemic to end. Everyone wants the closings, spatial isolation, staying-at-home and economic collapse to end. But the COVID-19 disease operates on the rules of viruses, not our popular [...]
