The War Beneath the War
How Ukraine, Venezuela, Russia, oil, and the U.S. dollar are shaping what “peace” means?
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After the Shock of 2025: 10 Ways to Stay Grounded When Chaos Is the Strategy
Lessons I got from activist Daniel Hunter on resisting autocracy without losing yourself, or each other.
Everyone’s Watching ICE, No One’s Watching the Courts
While ICE agents dominate the headlines, another crisis is unfolding quietly inside immigration courts: a decimated system, manipulated judges, and a union-busting agenda reshaping justice.
"You Knew Damn Well I Was A Snake": Saying Goodbye to 2025
How we were all forced to let the Year of the Snake in regardless of how much we understood its danger or not… and why no one clocked that vulnerability more clearly than Black women.
This Is a Crisis 10 Years in the Making
How Ignoring the Nursing Shortage, and Now Undermining Nursing Education, Is Putting America’s Healthcare System at Serious Risk
Opinion: The Problem We Were Warned About
In 2017, I interviewed Rob Reiner and David Frum on disinformation & democracy. Today, as the shocking news of Reiner’s death spreads faster than facts, that conversation feels devastatingly urgent.
Choosing Myself, Again
Before anyone praised my journalism, a resignation letter proved my words had power. Now, after a layoff, I’m searching for the courage of the woman who wrote it.
**You Ordered It, But At What Cost?
Why New York’s Delivery Workers Are Paying the Price for Our Holiday Convenience**
Behind the Borscht Belt: From Those Who Served It
The Catskills’ Borscht Belt glittered with comedy and buffets, yet it was powered by invisible labor from people like my father. This is the story from behind the dining room door.
☕️ Skip the Peppermint Mocha! Stand With the People Who Make Your Coffee
Starbucks baristas are striking for fair pay, dignity, and a voice at work. In this holiday season of boycotts and strikes, solidarity starts with skipping your favorite drink.