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Pixar’s Lesson for Kids — and Adults
Pixar's latest flick holds some major life lessons for kids — and adults, too. Inside Out takes place inside the head of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, as she and her parents move from Minnesota to San Francisco. The main characters are cute personifications of the main...
Buy Your Way into Scott Walker’s Circle
If you think that none of today's presidential candidates care about people like you, check out Republican Scott Walker. The Wisconsin governor not only cares, he wants to sit down with you, get your ideas, and stay in close touch. No matter who you are, Walker wants...
The Inequality Rainbow
Monsanto’s Boot Camp
One reason corporations get away with running roughshod over us is that America's mass-market media has been thoroughly corporatized — both in structure and mindset. Our daily news feed is largely a regurgitation of the corporate line. An upcoming food conference the...
In OtherWords: June 24, 2015
This week in OtherWords, John Cavanagh, Jill Richardson, Clara Summers, and I weigh in on the recent letter Pope Francis sent the world about pressing environmental questions. And Sarah Browning, John Kiriakou, and Khalil Bendib offer their takes on racist violence...
Francis vs. Washington
Pope Francis, the humble yet bold leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, has offered an inspiring 21st century vision to all people. It's a vision that's been sorely missing in the halls of power. In an encyclical focused on the environment, he details how we...
A Crime Against Humanity Sent Me to Harvard
When I say publicly that I'm descended from slave owners, I almost always hear a gasp. I let the tension hang a moment and then I break it: "Well, someone has to be, right?" This usually gets a laugh, or at least a humph of recognition. Because many of us white...
Putting ‘Independence’ Back in Independence Day
When we fire up the grill on the Fourth of July, few of us take time to consider what "independence" is all about. We live in the land of liberty. We celebrate freedom. But independence? The Declaration of Independence, approved by Congress on July 4, 1776, stated the...
Solar-Powered Friars
If you visit the Franciscan Friars Conventual of Ellicott City, Maryland, you’ll notice a large solar array standing in one of their fields. The friars have dramatically reduced their electricity bill, but that’s not the primary reason they invested in renewable...
Donald Trump Distinguishes Himself
We live in a time of stunning transformations. In recent weeks we’ve seen Bruce Jenner transition from a male Olympic medalist to Caitlyn Jenner, a self-assured woman gracing the cover of Vanity Fair. Then there’s Rachel Dolezal, the ex-president of the Spokane,...
