screen shot heard round the world

My computer’s live stream, at 8:15AM Abu Dhabi time. There may have been some screaming in my apartment. Also? Some joy. And then I texted Liam, who went off on the school bus this morning, clutching his phone, which was streaming the live feed of election...

for the people, by the people

Here it is: Voting Day. It’s up to you, now, people. You can choose gay rights, reproductive rights, earth’s rights, educational equality, pay equality, healthcare reform, civil rights. You can choose to let the women out of the binders; you can choose the...

Labor Day & A Metaphor

It’s Labor Day weekend in the States: the last hurrah of summer, the beginning of fall, and–given that it’s an election year–the beginning of revved-up campaigning from both the right and the left. The Repubs just finished their hot-air balloon...