| Apr 5, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyIn today’s polarized political climate, it seems like there’s no issue that people can agree on — except for maybe one. Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and people on all parts of the spectrum largely agree on one thing: There’s...
| Feb 24, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyAs the recent attention lavished on figures like Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner attests, trans visibility continues to rise in the United States. But that doesn’t mean life is suddenly easy for us transwomen. Take something as simple as obeying nature’s call. Trips to...
| Oct 28, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyAs Thanksgiving approaches, I’ve got a suggestion for President Barack Obama. Instead of following the White House tradition and “pardoning“ a turkey destined for a holiday dinner table, Obama should extend that courtesy to some of the thousands of human beings caged...
| May 28, 2012 | Food / FarmingThe big beer brewers often admonish us imbibers of their products to “Drink Responsibly.” Well, I say back to them: Lobby Responsibly. In particular, I point to a disgusting binge of besotted lobbying by Anheuser-Busch and other beer barons this year in...
