Former President Jimmy Carter recently called it “one of the stupidest rulings ever consummated or perpetrated on the American people.” President Obama was equally
Author: Renee Shur
Renee Shur lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.
A garden’s memorial to 9/11
As any gardener will tell you, every plant tells a story. But only a handful revealed their stories to me before I discovered a
Taking the pledge: the good, the bad, the ugly
It took just one pledge, signed by 274 Republicans and three Democrats, to bring about the first downgrading in history of America’s credit rating.
Debt-ceiling debacle: 21st century Titanic
Ignoring warnings of danger ahead. Steaming at full speed toward disaster. That was the tragedy of the Titanic and its rendezvous with a mass
Bibliophile’s dilemma: Finding new homes for used books
Here’s a riddle: What do books and corn have in common? The answer: overabundance. Reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma (which I snatched up
U.S. military leads climate-change initiatives, and deniers know it
The U.S. military not only accepts the notion of climate change, its leaders see climate change as a national-security priority. But Congressional climate-change-deniers continue
Voting counts. Maybe it should pay, too.
Loud proclamations of the superiority of democracy. Deep-pocketed commitments of American military might and treasure. Considering the enormity of America’s hopes for the democratic
Campaign against illegal guns goes on the road
The coalition of 550 Mayors Against Illegal Guns is on the road to your community. The Democratic and Republican mayors who hail from states
A video the gun lobby doesn’t want you to see
I just got this video from Mayors Against Illegal Guns. It’s the most effective advocacy I’ve ever seen. “Every day, 34 American families say
Why can’t we get real about illegal guns?
With polling numbers showing that a majority of Americans support sensible, effective measures like those proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, why is it