PinnedThis was always our country…millions of Americans cast a vote for a candidate who told white supremacists to “stand back and stand by,” advocated for the execution…Nov 7, 2020Nov 7, 2020
Bombs are Dropping, but Never HereSummary: The violence Russia is perpetrating in Ukraine horrifies and mesmerizes us while at the same time we want to look away from the…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Intentions Don’t Matter“War Criminal Found Dead at 88” was the headline in the July 1, 2021, issue of The Nation. Not a war criminal in Africa or the Balkans, but…Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021
Dying is an Art*Dying takes skill but it is one you must manage without practice.Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021
What are you seeing? What are you not seeing?What are you seeing? What are you not seeing?Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Visionary Angerlike a man, like a woman, in the city my visionary anger cleansing my sight and the detailed perceptions of mercy flowering from that…Jun 26, 2019Jun 26, 2019
What is a mob? What is civil disobedience?The Washington Post reportsthat Republicans are gleefully spreading the word that Democrats and the “liberal mob” are out of control and…Oct 10, 2018Oct 10, 2018
Coming of Age before Roe v WadeI never talked to my parents about sex. My father referred to it as “the birds and the bees” and told us that our mother would explain. I…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018