So many layers of frustration go along with the tired out claim that environmental policies will hurt the economy. One layer of this is noting *what type of cost and to whom* takes precedent in the tallying of consequences. On the one hand : a short term yet understandably considerable loss of profit for those…
Taking peace for granted sounds like a most unfortunate regret for us all.
Intimidation is an absurd and cowardly reaction to having an opinion challenged. In response to the domestic terror threat on display at the U.S. Capitol, I wrote the following letter to my senators: I live a peaceful life with my family here in Michigan, and frankly that is what everyone should be able to trust…
The divisions that undermine the reality of Union.
I appreciate the aptness of the phrasing: “white grievance politics,” as a succinct description of those who scoff at and complain about movements for social justice. Those of us who speak up and organize around such issues as environmental action and police accountability are often accused of and dismissed as adhering to “identity politics,” when…
It’s just one day at a time, though some days insist upon the consequential nature of that fact
Senate control shifts, and later we are subjected to an insurrection. Politics are major in America, so remember to behave like a real person with good intentions. The internet proves its poison – maybe humble eye contact can be an antidote? One person at a time, in grocery stores and thrift stores and the like,…
Clarity of vision in hopes that others can see
I often leave comments on New York Times articles. Here’s one from today, in response to a woman who wrote about the sadness and love she and her young son feel for the dying Hawthorne trees in their yard (and throughout Appalachia). I shared the following: Our only source of life. Even just trying to…
Communicating insides out loud is a matter of translation.
That holiday work Zoom also beget my donning of red lipstick – a rare and impractical choice in the era of masks. Which can help force a bit more festive into the computer screen meetup. Baseline, basic, basis, base After all is what began Measures assume some ending Point at which returns Certain minds to…
New Year Doings
[ A resplendent starburst ring of amber-colored rhinestones. Extra exciting to find such a vintage treasure in the 75%off clearance area of my favorite thrift store,named Thriftique! All pieces of sparkle accounted for Super comfortable and luxurious moccasins handmade by Huron tribe in Canada, trimmed in black rabbit fur. Procured from Southwest Indian Foundation in…
Listen through the ears of the powerless.
Here and there, I’ve noted commentary criticizing the presence of children at politically-oriented protests, rallies, marches, demonstrations, and so forth. The complaint seems to be that the children are being used as “props” and ought not be anywhere in the vicinity of…. I’m not sure? Discussions of consequence? Movements toward justice? …
A direction of life unlikely to disappoint.
At a community input meeting, I met a young journalist from the local university who recently emailed me, and invited me to share my thoughts for an article she is working on about land development and new construction through a lens of environmental impacts. Now, THAT is a topic to kick my mind into…
Speech can help to simplify that which overwhelms.
It is heartening how frequently the Green New Deal resolution is featuring into mass news media conversations. Despite a tendency for news outlets to court a questionable sense of balance and objectivity and therefore inevitably focus on the extent to which the prospect is a political winner or not, the fact that the resolution is…
Insight/Outfit of the Day 