Many factors in our political and cultural climate have contributed to an increased interest among mainstream Americans for the Dignity in Dying movement. Organizations
Author: Ann Mandelstamm
Ann Mandelstamm taught high school English for almost 30 years and still misses the classroom. She loves to read, hike, cook, have conversations, and fight for causes dear to her heart.
The White Tiger: fiction from India, cautionary tale for US
The White Tiger, the novel by Aravind Adiga which won the Man Booker Prize in 2008, has been described as black comedy and a
Struggling with mental illness as services disappear
People who work or volunteer in mental health services in the St. Louis area are plenty worried, with good reason. Because of Missouri’s budget
Franzen’s “Freedom” takes on our obsession with personal liberty
The hype surrounding the release of Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel, Freedom, dazzled book lovers everywhere, even if [conservative pundit] David Brooks was less than