Category Archives: Middle Class
Big Birds, Big Bees, and Big Vaccines
Thanks to an oversize cartoon bee, everyone was buzzing about a new vaccine in the early 1960s. The Sabine type II oral polio vaccine helped a lot of children in 1962 in part due to the diligence of a happy
Big Birds, Big Bees, and Big Vaccines
Thanks to an oversize cartoon bee, everyone was buzzing about a new vaccine in the early 1960s. The Sabine type II oral polio vaccine helped a lot of children in 1962 in part due to the diligence of a happy
Criminalizing Abortion Doesn’t Stop Abortion
Once again the right wants to terminate Roe v Wade and abort women’s constitutional rights. An important reminder as the Supreme Court begins hearing cases potentially challenging Roe v Wade. Oral arguments have begun in a challenge to the controversial
Criminalizing Abortion Doesn’t Stop Abortion
Once again the right wants to terminate Roe v Wade and abort women’s constitutional rights. An important reminder as the Supreme Court begins hearing cases potentially challenging Roe v Wade. Oral arguments have begun in a challenge to the controversial
Ms. Magazine and Me
You can call me Ms. Edelstein, from now on! Ms. Magazine, that grande dame of feminist publications started by that grande dame of feminists Ms. Gloria Steinem, just did a profile on me. For a long time feminist like myself,
Ms. Magazine and Me
You can call me Ms. Edelstein, from now on! Ms. Magazine, that grande dame of feminist publications started by that grande dame of feminists Ms. Gloria Steinem, just did a profile on me. For a long time feminist like myself,
Abortion Rights – 4 Decades of Women Marching
Step on women’s rights and they start marching. If you stomp on justice they will take to the streets. They march against misogynist presidents and protest economic inequality. And over and over again they have marched countless miles for reproductive
Abortion Rights – 4 Decades of Women Marching
Step on women’s rights and they start marching. If you stomp on justice they will take to the streets. They march against misogynist presidents and protest economic inequality. And over and over again they have marched countless miles for reproductive
Abortions Back to the Past Heartbeats and Heartache
Nearly a decade to the day from when Roe v Wade was passed, I had an abortion. If I lived in Dallas today, it never would have happened. It was a blustery day in late January 1983 and the N.Y.C.
Abortions Back to the Past Heartbeats and Heartache
Nearly a decade to the day from when Roe v Wade was passed, I had an abortion. If I lived in Dallas today, it never would have happened. It was a blustery day in late January 1983 and the N.Y.C.
The Deadly Reality of Denial
Our country feels like it is burning out of control. Aflame with inflammatory rhetoric there are those strongly questioning the usefulness of masks and vaccines during a dangerous pandemic, while others scoff at the reality of climate change. In both
The Deadly Reality of Denial
Our country feels like it is burning out of control. Aflame with inflammatory rhetoric there are those strongly questioning the usefulness of masks and vaccines during a dangerous pandemic, while others scoff at the reality of climate change. In both
The Toxic Workplace and the Entitled Male. Getting Personal with the Personnel is Not OK
There was a time when sexism and sexual harassment in the workplace were laughed off, dismissed as good-natured fun. “Boys will be boys,” said with a shrug of the shoulders. “It’s just who they are,” whispered in ladies’ rooms with
The Toxic Workplace and the Entitled Male. Getting Personal with the Personnel is Not OK
There was a time when sexism and sexual harassment in the workplace were laughed off, dismissed as good-natured fun. “Boys will be boys,” said with a shrug of the shoulders. “It’s just who they are,” whispered in ladies’ rooms with
Andrew Cuomo’s Fast Fall From Grace
Guess it’s time to toss the Cuomosexual T-shirt in the trash. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo once the toast of a pandemic-riddled town is now himself toast. President Biden
Andrew Cuomo’s Fast Fall From Grace
Guess it’s time to toss the Cuomosexual T-shirt in the trash. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo once the toast of a pandemic-riddled town is now himself toast. President Biden
Truth, Justice and the Trump Way
It was never about the truth. It was never about justice. But it was all about Donald Trump’s agenda. And that is the truth. As long suspected, we now know that the Trump administration had no intention of taking Brett
Truth, Justice and the Trump Way
It was never about the truth. It was never about justice. But it was all about Donald Trump’s agenda. And that is the truth. As long suspected, we now know that the Trump administration had no intention of taking Brett
Get The Damn Vaccine Already!
Free donuts didn’t do it. A complimentary cup of coffee didn’t seem to convince the clueless. Even the lure of a red, white, and blue beer “This Buds For You if You Get a Vaccine” wasn’t enough to entice
Get The Damn Vaccine Already!
Free donuts didn’t do it. A complimentary cup of coffee didn’t seem to convince the clueless. Even the lure of a red, white, and blue beer “This Buds For You if You Get a Vaccine” wasn’t enough to entice
Envisioning The American Dream 