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...
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...
Re-posted from Queen of Spain’s blog with her permission. Things are different now. As a Mom with Lupus, needing a wheelchair for long walks, the kids and I are automatically treated differently where ever we go. So as we went into the Time Warner Cable Arena to...
California: we’re big, we’re blue, we have 55 electoral votes, and we’ll most likely go for Obama. It might be tempting to kick back and chase the latest hipster taco truck, perfect your dance crew moves, or decide if you should add some more free...
