Category Archives: History

Picturing our Pets

One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose

Picturing our Pets

One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose

Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?

Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s

Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?

Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s

6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead

You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we

6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead

You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we

Joy to the World DNC

Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,

Joy to the World DNC

Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,

Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing

  Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from

Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing

  Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

We Are Not Going Back

Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed

I Stand With Kamala

Former prosecutor Kamala Harris will come out swinging against felon Trump. God will not save him this time! I stand strongly with Kamala!   Kamala Merch from my shop. All  proceeds got to the Democratic Party https://sally-edelstein.pixels.com/      

I Stand With Kamala

Former prosecutor Kamala Harris will come out swinging against felon Trump. God will not save him this time! I stand strongly with Kamala!   Kamala Merch from my shop. All  proceeds got to the Democratic Party https://sally-edelstein.pixels.com/      

America’s Hitler- Taking a Page from History

I was recently flipping through a dusty, vintage “Learn to Draw” that offered step-by-step instructions for drawing portraits of the most beloved celebrities from Hollywood to politics. FDR with his famous cigarette holder, check. Honest Abe, natch. Jimmy Durante tickle

America’s Hitler- Taking a Page from History

I was recently flipping through a dusty, vintage “Learn to Draw” that offered step-by-step instructions for drawing portraits of the most beloved celebrities from Hollywood to politics. FDR with his famous cigarette holder, check. Honest Abe, natch. Jimmy Durante tickle

A King in the White House?

  “The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power the president is now a king above the law. With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Tuesday

A King in the White House?

  “The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power the president is now a king above the law. With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Tuesday

Where Have You Gone Joe?

Watching last night’s debate was jolting. Like many, I was expecting “ Joltin’” Joe to knock it out of the park, effortlessly batting away the torrent of bald-faced lies spewed by Donald Trump. Instead, we watched a frail and at

Where Have You Gone Joe?

Watching last night’s debate was jolting. Like many, I was expecting “ Joltin’” Joe to knock it out of the park, effortlessly batting away the torrent of bald-faced lies spewed by Donald Trump. Instead, we watched a frail and at