Democracy Won’t Save Itself
It needs elders in the fight We have a gut-level understanding of what’s at stake Here’s what I see on the Zoom call as I prepare to do phone banking: A grid of faces, each in their little rectangles, all…
It needs elders in the fight We have a gut-level understanding of what’s at stake Here’s what I see on the Zoom call as I prepare to do phone banking: A grid of faces, each in their little rectangles, all…
How about by being a citizen? You may not be interested in politics. But politics is interested in you That’s a version of a saying often attributed to Leon Trotsky, except with the word “war” replacing “politics.” I did a…
Bill Gates, come on down Bill Gates is giving away his money On a recent Twitter thread, he announced that he’s giving another $20 billion —yes, that’s billion with a “b” — to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill…
It’s lovely, but can I trust it? I know better than to believe what I see I write this as I’m sitting on the patio of our corner lot, gazing out at the linden trees and honey locusts that reach…
Let’s redefine the term, shall we? My heart has been so heavy this week I’m not alone, I know. We’ve all been bludgeoned by the one-after-another mass shootings in America in the past few weeks, our hearts torn and wounded…