A few days back, I read a ridiculous post on Politico about Tina Brown’s advice to Hillary Clinton, telling Hillary basically to not bother with the “negativity” of a presidential campaign, and that she should just rest on Bill’s laurels and...
For the first time in my entire life, July 4th was not a day of celebration for me. Over the past couple of weeks, a combination of the news and real life has battered my natural optimistic nature into what I hope is a temporary state of cynical anger. Between Texas,...
We’re still savoring our Fourth of July leftovers: grilled veggies and meats… and news items we weren’t able to get to until now… … Like this Ms. Magazine blog post commemorating the century that has passed since women in New York...
I think we’re all a little war-weary. Let me explain. What launched me into blogging was the buildup to the Iraq war in 2003. A decade later, that’s all my child, born in late 2003, has ever known. That is unacceptable. Except it’s known, and not...
by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand For so many Americans, this year’s elections represent a true turning point. For our middle class and poor families, it’s about whether they’ll continue to have access to the American dream. For our seniors, it’s about whether they’ll...
