Salman Rushdie – An Eloquent Voice of Conscience and Courage
A week after being viciously assaulted on August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized with severe injuries he sustained during the stabbing, but appeared to be regaining strength daily. According to his agent, the 75-year-old author sustained liver and nerve damage. Moreover, doctors feared that he would lose an eye. But within 48 hours of…
Spotlight on the Safe Schools of the Future
There’s a company in Florida offering what it says is the best response to school shootings in the United States: bullet-proof steel enclosures. “Guns are here to stay,” said a company executive, seemingly in resignation to an intractable issue. These “pods” are designed to safely shelter an entire classroom of students and their teachers in…
Will Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan be Home for Christmas?
On August 4, 2022, what friends, family, and fans of Brittney Griner feared would happen, did indeed happen. The WNBA Phoenix Mercury All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist received a sentence of nine-and-a-half years in a Russian penal colony for alleged drug possession and smuggling. She pled guilty in July, after being held in jail…
Why Do We Hate Each Other? Abortion Rights and Civility in Politics
The first inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009 celebrated America’s unity in diversity. Activists from the Civil Rights era were among the honored guests, and his inaugural speech won praise from Republicans and Democrats alike. Obama’s emphasis on unity was a constant theme that echoed throughout his political career and into his post-presidency work. In…
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