| Jul 11, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyThis month, I’m attending my first LGBT Pride as an openly queer woman. It’s a strangely emotional experience. Until last year, I thought I was straight. Because I always had gay friends, and because I’m open-minded, and because I’m a...
| Jul 3, 2018 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe news hurts. I can’t handle watching it because it hurts. I can’t deal with seeing Facebook posts about it. I can’t even hear jokes about it from Stephen Colbert. It’s not funny. It just hurts. Sometimes I think it would hurt less if I were...
| Jun 20, 2018 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLet’s be clear about something: Separating children from families, as the Trump regime is doing to undocumented immigrants, isn’t just cruel. It’s going to cause irreparable damage to the children involved — and probably to the parents too. The...
| May 9, 2018 | Environment / HealthAbout a month ago, my life changed practically overnight. I’ve had migraines nearly every day since 1995. There are all kinds of other quirks about my body too. I needed at least 10 hours of sleep, and I couldn’t get up before noon. I was hungry all of the...
| Apr 11, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyBullying’s been in the news a bit lately, in part because of the Parkland shooting. In response, some people suggested that school children themselves should befriend kids who get bullied to prevent school shootings. Others say this is victim-blaming. I’m...
