When I first got wind of the People’s Climate March taking place in New York City on September 21, my first thought was “will
Author: Renee Shur
Renee Shur lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.
News organizations are changing their coverage of climate change
Make no mistake about it. We’re now approaching thirty years of serious scientific data gathering on climate change. And the consensus among scientists in
Who Am I? Guess the progressive
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The 9-year-old and the Uzi: What were they thinking?
There are times when words fail. The news that a nine-year-old child accidentally shot and killed 39-year-old Charles Vacca, an instructor at a shooting
What I learned from a rabid raccoon
Just over a month ago I came face to snout with rabies, one of the world’s oldest identifiable diseases and one of the most
How much does our do-nothing Republican Congress cost taxpayers?
Have you noticed how mainstream media fills up a whole lot of airtime sounding off about our current do-nothing Congress? Just this morning, while
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At long last, U.S. says it will sign the Land Mine Treaty
In 1918, shortly after the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson proposed the founding of an international organization dedicated to fostering cooperation
Democrats need to attend Elizabeth Warren’s “communication school”
The midterm elections are just four months away. Can you guess which party is flailing around on the campaign trail without a unified message?
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