Normalizing the Holiday BluesThis holiday season, as I try to feel as much cheer and joy as I can at the end of a year that has brought so much more grief, stress, and…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Learning to FeelFor too much of my life I have mistaken knowing for understanding. I thought that knowledge about the history of colonial racism made me…Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
As States Reopen, Workers will SufferToday my home state of Texas is officially open for business. Governor Greg Abbott has lifted the stay-at-home order, and is allowing some…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Can American Small Businesses Survive CoronavirusWith the worldwide economic downturn caused by the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent national shut-down, much of the economic anxiety is…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
I Applied of Unemployment and Realized we are not Ready for This.This week I, along with 6.6 million Americans, and about 4 million in the weeks preceding, filed for unemployment. It is the first time in…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Flourishing in the Time of CoronaWe are just about two weeks into what is effectively a nationwide quarantine. Some states still have relaxed social and economic activity…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
How Progressive Policies Can Solve the COVID-19 Economic CrisisIt has been a difficult week. In fact it has been a difficult couple of months, and the last week feels like it’s spanned as long as…Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
How to Make a WarThe decade began with violence. Not unlike the violence that has characterized the past two decades of unending American military…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Reality has no home hereI have spent most of my adult life in somewhere I did not grow up. After graduating from a North Texas High School, I came to Chicago for…Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
Kamala Harris is not very far from Joe BidenI know, there are some glaring differences. For one, Kamala Harris is a woman of color in her mid-fifties, and Joe Biden is a 70+ year old…Jul 11, 2019Jul 11, 2019
