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There Are Better Ways to Educate a Child
The pandemic is traumatizing students. It must be a wakeup call for us to change how we educate.
Why I Gave Away My Salary During the Pandemic
It wasn鈥檛 philanthropy. It was an investment in a marginally more livable world for us and our child.
2020 Has Shown Us the Way Forward
As you spend time at the end of this year reflecting and setting goals for 2021, here鈥檚 one to consider.
All Families Have Conflict. Here鈥檚 How to Repair It
With many families spending more time together now, there are ample opportunities for tension and hurt feelings. But these moments also offer invitations to reconnect.
Let鈥檚 Call Environmentalism What It Is
We should be thinking less about keeping a clear conscience and more about striving toward a mutualistic relationship with the rest of the earth.
Georgia Is Our Future鈥攁nd That鈥檚 a Good Thing
Georgia鈥檚 political shift could be an early sign of the whole country's shift toward equality and justice.
Biden Won. Now Comes the Hard Part
The electoral college has affirmed Biden鈥檚 election. But he鈥檚 inheriting a country in crisis that will test his administration in a way we haven鈥檛 seen since the Civil War.
Should This Article Be Trusted?
On the importance of teaching critical media literacy.
Yay, You! On the Necessity of Lockdown Cheer
We all deserve to be celebrated for making it through today.
Let鈥檚 Reframe Individual Action as Political Strategy聽
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Biden Needs to Go Big to Rebuild America
There鈥檚 an easy way for Biden to help restart the U.S. economy, invest in infrastructure, and repair environmental damage: Revive the Civilian Conservation Corps.
In Global Development, Reasons for Post-COVID Optimism
A post-pandemic world will call for a more activist, community-centered approach to global development.
President Trump, My Father, and the American Love of Patriarchal Violence
I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father鈥攐nly to then watch 鈥渉im鈥� win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.
Pandemic Lessons from Japan: A Tradition of Considering Others
There鈥檚 a certain powerfulness to cultures that practice consideration and support during times of crisis.
For Asian Americans, Civic Participation Is Visibility
Organizing around the Census and the election amplified the voice and visibility of Asian Americans in Texas. And visibility is the key to creating belonging in a robust democracy.
The Beauty of Doing
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, what it means TO BE OF USE.
Why Georgia Is Now on Everyone鈥檚 Mind
Activists in the Peach State showed us how local organizing can yield results. Can the rest of the nation follow their example?
Unions and LGBTQ Workers Could Be a Powerful Marriage
History has shown that people-power is one of the best ways to advance rights and win protections, especially when the courts are unreliable.
My Grandparents鈥� Redlining Story Shows Why We Must Do Better
As we face the impact of COVID-19, now is an opportune time to create equitable housing policies that can close the yawning gaps created by racial inequity.
How We the People Can Take Back the Country
From its origins in snobbery and slavery to our current dilemma of equity and equality, the Electoral College represents a lot of what is wrong with our democracy.
From Fear and Anger to Collective Purpose
There鈥檚 a way forward after the election, and it must involve having open and honest conversations about our hopes and fears.
The Kind of Heroes We Need to Actually Save the Planet
We can begin by embracing mythologies aimed at exalting environmental sustainability and social equality.
The Next Challenge: Keeping the Nation Together
No matter who wins the election, the results were not the repudiation of Trump's racism, authoritarianism, and corruption that America needed.
Coming to Terms With the Gruesome Truth of Who We Are
Watching hopes for a strong repudiation of Trumpism fade on election night forced me to take a long, hard look at this adopted country of mine.
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