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Dear Ukrainian Cousins

Dear Ukrainian Cousins

Until last month I didn't know you existed. I didn't think there were Jews in Ukraine. Well, maybe a few. Old, visibly Orthodox, living a 21st century version of the lives my grandparents left over 100 years ago. That changed the day Russia invaded, when I found out...

Mattel Modern, privilege and me

Mattel Modern, privilege and me

My grandfather began selling toys to local stores right around the time Mattel hit its stride. I don't know who he knew, but he knew someone. I got to demonstrate Chatty Cathy at the International Toy Show in New York - she's the doll who spoke when you pulled the...

#MeToo and the men who didn’t

#MeToo and the men who didn’t

I started my career in film production when there were almost no women on the set. The few I met were great but that's another story. One night, soon after I'd broken in, I was with the crew in a bar after the shoot. Out of nowhere, the sound man put his hand on the...

Week 62: Moving on

Week 62: Moving on

Be The Better Angels was created in the wake of 2016 for people who might not become full-time resisters, but would do more than before (whatever) and keep it up. Vote. Pay attention in between. Speak out. Know why petitioning MoCs is a thing. The idea being, more...

Week 61: Could gun safety be a 2018 elecetion issue?

Week 61: Could gun safety be a 2018 elecetion issue?

One million students walked out last week. This Saturday's march could draw more students, plus their parents and neighbors. The D party is identifying races where gun safety voters might make a difference. Conor Lamb, the D who just won an upset in western PA, is...

Week 60: Who wants to be a Democrat?

Week 60: Who wants to be a Democrat?

Facebook resistance groups argue about whether the D Party should try to influence primaries to deliver electable candidates. Indivisible is rolling out its own endorsement platform. As last week's Texas primary showed, every race is unique. Voters are looking...