Albright’s Teachings and Writings Can Light Our Way to a Better World
A frightened young Czech girl who fled with her family as a refugee from Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most influential women in the world as the first female Secretary of State of the United States. Madeleine Albright, who passed away on March 23, 2022, at age 84, left us a…
How Putin Is Introducing a New Generation to the Horrors of Dictatorship
In a dictatorship, one person holds near-absolute power over the government and its functions. A dictator rules virtually at will, unchecked by constitutional limitations. The ruler’s elite group of officials or oligarchs caters to his every whim, regardless of the results of the cruelty to ordinary citizens. Often, the cruelty itself becomes the point, as…
What “Correcting” for Race in Medicine Gets Wrong
The best comedians can help us understand complicated social issues. In 2014 Amber Ruffin made history as the first Black woman to join the writer’s room of a major late-night TV show when she began working on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Today, she hosts The Amber Ruffin Show on NBC, where her regular “How Did…
Landmark Study of Medical Racism Has Not Become Policy
In more than 700 pages, a 2002 report published by a committee of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) delivered a blistering indictment of the medical racism experienced by Black and brown people throughout the country. The report also offered policy recommendations to address the problem. It is disheartening to realize…
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