A Brief History of Ukraine and RussiaMy 2008 Master’s thesis at NYU was “Should Ukraine Join NATO?”. It includes a history of the two countries’ relationship, which may help…Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022
An Up-on-Down View of Humanity’s Many ReligionsIt is time to flip our literal point of view of religion.Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
That crushed weed between the boardsThe porch that supports me and my coffee mug lifts from padded earth with three shallow stairs made of wooden boards. I am surrounded by…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
I Am a Child of Authoritarianism. I Stand with Black Lives MatterIn America, I am a white woman. In the bigger world, my first years on this planet I spent learning what I could and could not say out…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Please, Gov. Cuomo, cancel rent nowThis was published in the NY Daily News on March 31, 2020, the day before rent was due. As Covid-19 continues to devastate, it remains…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
On Momentary ClarityEvery so often we have a thought that shines out of the constant muddle that makes up awareness and lights up with brief precision to…Aug 26, 2018Aug 26, 2018
The Great Retreat: How the eating local trend and Brexit are connectedThe global trend of retreat from democracy, internationalism and globalism, with its corresponding swing toward populism, nativism and…May 15, 2018May 15, 2018