Sunday, February 15, 2026

Little Free Library’s not-so-little commitment to getting the word out

These book-sharing boxes promote literacy and strengthen communities.

Anxiety, mindfulness and the natural unity of life

Although only now becoming widely known, mindfulness is an ancient technique, shared by Gautama Buddha some 2,500 years ago (but one that may be even older).

When I was at law school with Clarence Thomas

I was in law school in 1973 when the Supreme Court decided Roe, protecting a pregnant person’s right to privacy under the 14th amendment to the Constitution.

Why the voting rights struggle is a tipping point for American democracy

E.J. Jenkins vividly recalls the day his mom worked a voter registration drive at a grocery store in Gary, Indiana, and followed...

The world’s coffee shops have emerged as plant milk’s front line

Milk made from plants is entering the public consciousness (and stomachs) in coffee shops across the globe.

Omar Mateen and Right-Wing Homophobia: Was Florida Massacre a Hate Crime or Domestic Terrorism?

If it was about gay marriage, well, there is a lot of political opposition to that on the Republican Right, and violence against gays has been a feature of the American far right.

How the world hides liability for climate deaths

Unfair family planning regimes have stalled progress in the climate fight and prevent children from having a fair start in life.

The Trump Inversion Scam makes the world great again – except for America and abused...

Trumpism in a nutshell: batter average citizens to buttress concentrated crony capitalist power. DOGE will end up not as positive, creative destruction, simply self-destructive destruction.

This CEO wants a key to your house

Jeff Bezos expects you to pay for the privilege of letting Amazon employees enter your home when you're not there.