The People’s Voice Has to Reach the Ballot
What happens when citizens organize, collect signatures, and ask for a vote — but the public never gets the chance to cast one?
We Have Friends Everywhere
Finding clarity, connection, and humanity through essays on democracy, nature, science, community, and the world we share.
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Before Us, After Us
Devil’s Bridge and the ancient story we are lucky enough to be a part of
This Is Where We Are
Three hundred essays later, what history has taught us — and why we can’t stop speaking
Finding the Words
The notes, the noise, and a brain that rarely stops writing
The Most Precious Thing
Water, power, and what we choose to protect
The Cameras Were Never Just Cameras
What Flock’s growing surveillance network reveals about privacy, power, and trust
Weekly Reflection: We Have Friends Everywhere
Rest, resilience, and remembering what we are fighting for
A Moment Between Thoughts
Sometimes the most important thing we can do is step back long enough to remember why we care.
The Lie of Emergency
How temporary powers become permanent threats to democracy
Nature Is: Everything
A short story of stars, dinosaurs, technology, and our place in the living world
The President’s Lawyer
Todd Blanche defended Donald Trump from prosecution. Now he decides whom the United States prosecutes.