Sweet home, Chicago. For years now, I have described myself as a Chicagoan exiled in Maine. Don’t get me wrong, Maine has become my home and there is much I love about it—but Chicago will always be home. It’s the place that shaped me. It’s the place of almost all my firsts, I spent almost …
For the last several days, I have been trying to process what the hell is going on in the United States. How did the death of a 31-year-old podcaster bring us to the point of a Constitutional crisis that no one in power seems able or willing to stop? I have two words for you: …
A few days ago, I sat in disgust reading how Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was being held in the Texas legislative chamber because she refused to sign a permission slip agreeing to surveillance and a police escort to ensure that she would return to chambers. I found myself wondering, “Where are all the prominent anti-racism …