Category Archives: news

Our United States of Terror

State-sanctioned terror by armed thugs has kept me in a constant state of terror. As a Jew, reminders of Hitler’s Germany are triggered and like toxic waste that never degrades, old fears bubble up to the surface. Despite having been

Our United States of Terror

State-sanctioned terror by armed thugs has kept me in a constant state of terror. As a Jew, reminders of Hitler’s Germany are triggered and like toxic waste that never degrades, old fears bubble up to the surface. Despite having been

Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

We all watched it. We saw a man trying to help someone who had just been shoved to the ground. We saw him pepper-sprayed.  We saw him taken down. We saw him shot. Again         Again  

Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

We all watched it. We saw a man trying to help someone who had just been shoved to the ground. We saw him pepper-sprayed.  We saw him taken down. We saw him shot. Again         Again  

Choking on the Deluge of News

We are in a tsunami of tragedy, to the point I feel as if I am drowning and struggling to breathe. More succinctly, I feel like Lucy Ricardo in the chocolate factory as the conveyor belt speeds up, Minnesota, ICE,

Choking on the Deluge of News

We are in a tsunami of tragedy, to the point I feel as if I am drowning and struggling to breathe. More succinctly, I feel like Lucy Ricardo in the chocolate factory as the conveyor belt speeds up, Minnesota, ICE,

Domestic Terrorist

Say his name- Jonathan Ross -Domestic Terrorist

Domestic Terrorist

Say his name- Jonathan Ross -Domestic Terrorist

Its All About the Oil

It’s always about the oil. It almost always is. They are not even pretending anymore. The invasion and takeover of Venezuela was never about anything but taking control of their vast oil reserves. It’ déjà vu all over again, but

Its All About the Oil

It’s always about the oil. It almost always is. They are not even pretending anymore. The invasion and takeover of Venezuela was never about anything but taking control of their vast oil reserves. It’ déjà vu all over again, but

Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35- Crushing Sorrow For Caroline Kennedy

In a year of tremendous losses, the devastating news of the death of Tatiana Schlossberg daughter of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, feels almost unbearable as we close out the year. This “annus horribilis” can’t end soon enough. The brilliant environmental journalist

Tatiana Schlossberg Dies at 35- Crushing Sorrow For Caroline Kennedy

In a year of tremendous losses, the devastating news of the death of Tatiana Schlossberg daughter of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, feels almost unbearable as we close out the year. This “annus horribilis” can’t end soon enough. The brilliant environmental journalist

Same Year or New Year

To me, Trump is the Grinch who stole the New Year. In fact, he committed grand larceny –hijacking the entire year of 2025, looting democracy, demolishing decency, stealing food out of starving children’s mouths, while robbing us of any semblance

Same Year or New Year

To me, Trump is the Grinch who stole the New Year. In fact, he committed grand larceny –hijacking the entire year of 2025, looting democracy, demolishing decency, stealing food out of starving children’s mouths, while robbing us of any semblance

How America Met Rob Reiner – The Legacy of All In The Family  

Rob Reiner was the first person I ever saw on television stand up to a bigot. And fifty years later, he still was. Though now the bigot from Queens was no longer his father-in-law, a foreman on a loading dock,

How America Met Rob Reiner – The Legacy of All In The Family  

Rob Reiner was the first person I ever saw on television stand up to a bigot. And fifty years later, he still was. Though now the bigot from Queens was no longer his father-in-law, a foreman on a loading dock,

Santa Held at The Border

A heads up to America’s kids. Ol’ Santa might have some problems making his deliveries to the U.S. next Christmas if the Department of Homeland Security has its way. North Pole resident Santa Claus and his undocumented elves better make

Santa Held at The Border

A heads up to America’s kids. Ol’ Santa might have some problems making his deliveries to the U.S. next Christmas if the Department of Homeland Security has its way. North Pole resident Santa Claus and his undocumented elves better make

School Shootings- Only In America

Only in America Those words were once a common exclamation uttered by newly arrived immigrants on the Lower East Side, in awe of America’s abundance, opportunities, and gifts. Now that expression has a much darker tone Only in America can

School Shootings- Only In America

Only in America Those words were once a common exclamation uttered by newly arrived immigrants on the Lower East Side, in awe of America’s abundance, opportunities, and gifts. Now that expression has a much darker tone Only in America can