The time for resistance is now
I don’t even know where to begin. The violence of the last week has hit me in the heart so […]
Letters
Not all men? Really? And do all lives matter?
OK, I’m going to sound like an angry woman here again — mostly because I am angry. I wasn’t at the keyboard […]
I’m not just an angry liberal, I’m an infuriated woman
The Republicans have — once again — thumbed their noses at women and let us know just how they […]
Here’s why women don’t report
Let me tell you what trauma does to a person so that you might understand why women don’t come forward. […]
A summer of losses causes one to think about the future
It’s been a difficult summer. My husband and I lost two dear friends and a cousin in the space of […]
‘It’s not what we serve …’
A year ago, I was arrested in Washington for disrupting the Senate as its members prepared to debate repeal of […]
Fight poverty, not the poor
If I hear another person tell me poor people need to get a job, I may become violent — or […]
Is it a valid question or is it a troll?
This is all about critical thinking skills, which are sorely missing in too many people. You see a post on […]
Incivility as the new “normal.”
You never know who has a gun. That’s what I told the sheriff’s deputy I spoke to yesterday when I […]
Yeah, yeah, thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers …
It happened again yesterday. A white man with a gun killed five innocent people. But this one hit really close […]