Category Archives: Human rights

And then there was light! (When was that? Where?)

Here I am, once again bearing a torch against despair. There are some realities that might lighten your mood or shift it into resistence (a lot better than despair), one of which is Lawrence Tribe’s talk with Ali Velshi on … Continue reading

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Any good things to pick up on? Yes. There are.

My optimism didn’t pan out, did it? But the good thing involves that quasi-religious-Jewish ritual, Kinahora phuh phuh phuh, a Yiddish invocation for warding off The Evil Eye. Reminder: As soon as somebody remarks on a good or hopeful upcoming … Continue reading

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Why did this happen? It’s kind of simple

For years I’ve been reading those much-mocked New York Times diner interviews with voters. I read how those people respond to a reporter’s questions. And every single time I said out loud, “These people are just stupid.” By that I … Continue reading

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