Category Archives: voting and voting rights

Our country today, in two NYT headlines

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Naomi

Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist Universal health care, taxing the wealthy and opposition to military aid to Israel are among the movement’s key tenets. Texas Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible … Continue reading →

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Campaign sightings

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Naomi

Tuesday, there was George Conway walking south on Broadway near Lincoln Center. He was rumpled and looked perplexed and somewhat down. Nobody but me noticed him. Just a half hour ago, I spotted Micah Lasher in front of Fairway, a … Continue reading →

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Want to shake up MAGA cultists? Ask them one question

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Naomi

“Were you abused verbally and/or physically when you were a kid?” How did I come to this question? Back in the 70’s when, for reasons I’m not now sure of, I was reading a lot of psychopathology tomes, I got … Continue reading →

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