COMMENTARY FROM A BADASS WOMAN I seems like Mother Nature had plans for us and it didn't include posting to websites and social media. The situation, while consuming several days of our time, fortunately ended very well for us. No wind damage, no… more »
Archives for: "August 2023"
https://arborday.org The Arbor Day Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to planting trees and promoting the importance of trees in our environment. The foundation has been working since 1972 to plant and protect trees around the world, and… more »
https://floridiansprotectingfreedom.com/ Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) is a statewide campaign of allied organizations and concerned citizens working together to protect Floridians’ access to abortion as reproductive health care and defend the… more »
www.splcenter.org The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people. Civil rights… more »
"Bees Can't Bayer It" is the slogan for the campaign the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is waging against Bayer to draw attention to the crises Bayer is causing in our bee population. According to the NRDC over the past year 39 per cent of… more »
Does this description define anyone you know? Perhaps it describes more than a few people you know or whom you see regularly on TV. What are you going to do about it? more »
Barbara Kruger was born in 1945 in Newark, New Jersey. Kruger briefly attended Syracuse University, then Parsons School of Design in New York City, where she studied with artists and photographers Marvin Israel and Diane Arbus. Kruger worked in graphic… more »
COMMENTARY FROM A BADASS WOMAN The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26th each year? The simple answer is that even when a constitutional amendment has been ratified… more »
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a billionaire class to whom money is no object when it comes to buying power By Charles Kaiser Lots of American industrialists have skeletons in the family closet. Charles and… more »
New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas is best known for her elaborate paintings composed of rhinestones, acrylic and enamel. Mickalene Thomas was born and raised in New Jersey and lives and works in New York. One of the most influential artists today,… more »
Neither the corporate media nor our politicians who are beholden to corporate lobbyists honestly address the common root causes of (and solutions to) worker exploitation and climate change. By Sonali Kolhatkar As temperatures soar in the United States… more »
The highly anticipated live-action film starring Margot Robbie is an attempt to redeem the problematic toy. But it’s really just an expensive ad campaign for an outdated doll. By Sonali Kolhatkar A few months ago, my two sons, aged 10 and 15, told me… more »