In an emotional address to members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on April 16, 2019, sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a
Author: Renee Shur
Renee Shur lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Abortion: as old as pregnancy itself
One of the most contentious and emotionally charged issues in American politics today is the issue of abortion and a woman’s right to choose.
Changing Pakistani women’s lives, one sip of tea, one bike ride at a time
Sadia Khatri is determined to change the lives of women and girls in Pakistan—one tea-sipping, snacking, strolling, bicycle-riding excursion at a time. The story
Arkansas legislators take a stand against “Stand Your Ground” bill
Last week the National Rifle Association suffered a resounding defeat in the State of Arkansas. I imagine that this week most Arkansans will be
Climate change endangers food favorites like beer, wine, apples, bananas, chocolate
For more than forty years, scientists and environmentalists have been sounding the alarm about climate change. In 1975 Dr. Wallace S. Broecker, who first
15-year-old Swedish student sparks international Fridays for Future movement
Sometimes it takes just one person to spark a movement. Swedish student Greta Thunberg is one such person. In August 2018 the then fifteen-year-old
Walt, Anne and Jesus: Mystery on the Magazine Rack
What do Jesus, Walt Disney, and Anne Frank have in common? Perhaps this seems like a question that reeks of such absurdity that it’s
Going Back: The Untold Story of Dreamers Returning to Mexico
It’s been a long and contentious eighteen years since the first Dream Act was introduced in Congress in 2001. The issue of providing a
Former U.S. Senators urge colleagues to defend democracy in a “dangerous era”
A stunning and unprecedented moment occurred on December 10, 2018, when forty-four former senators – among them, thirty-two Democrats, ten Republicans, and two Independents
Protest letters: Economists try to educate Trump on perils of tariffs
In May 2018, more than eleven hundred American economics teachers and economists, among them eleven Nobel Prize winners, banded together to sign an open