How did we become the nation that: Pulls babies and toddlers from their parents’ arms and puts them in cages; Elects, appoints, and accepts sexual
Category: Political Essay
I Believe Her
This isn’t really my story to tell, but it’s the story I haven’t been able to stop mulling over since the #MeToo movement shifted into
When “A New Normal” Isn’t
[Featured Image by Julian Rettger] When I talk about my “new normal” I mean the life I am building for myself after loss. I acknowledge
This Is Not That Time
There is a time to wave the white flag, Because conflict is exhausting, And battling reality can be a fool’s errand, But this is not
… – – – … (S.O.S.)
THE UNITED STATES FLAG CODE Title 4, Chapter 1 § 8(a)The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire
Diaspora v. 2.0
diaspora |dīˈaspərə|noun (often the Diaspora): the dispersion of any people from their original homeland My parents and grandparents were members of the first Puerto Rican Diaspora.
Truth
The truth has fallen prey to narcissism and ego. Once it was a beacon, bright, proud and forever. Now “alternate facts” place truth in a
Discombobulation
It’s in the air. A feeling of things not proceeding the way they’re supposed to, of no longer being able to expect what we used
Mars Is Not The Answer
I am not one of those moon-landing deniers. I clapped and cheered as I watched Neil Armstrong jump from the lunar module onto the powdery
That Damn Pendulum
I recently binge watched the first few episodes of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel (on which this bold new mini-series is based) was
Bad Behavior
I don’t know why I’m telling you this. Maybe it’s the recent Bill O’Reilly scandal, or the Bill Cosby revelations before him, or perhaps the
Recoiling From The “New Normal”
It’s been challenging to write anything “publishable” on this blog since the 2016 presidential election. I’ve vacillated between being in shock and at a loss for words, or
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