It’s time to put kids first. We need to have more urgency. We are imposing massive harm on an entire generation of school kids. We are inflicting the most harm on the least vulnerable to the virus, and to the most disadvantaged communities.
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$3 Million in Spending… For What, Precisely?
What’s happened to the $3 million that City Council allocated for research to feed into participatory budgeting?
Read MoreWill the Class of 2021 Have a Graduation?
I’ve written previously about the Class of 2021, a unique cohort that’s had to adapt the most important moment of their young lives to totally new conditions. They’ve had little normalcy, nor semblances of junior and senior year as most of us know it. I’ve got a son in the […]
Read MoreOn Vaccine Distribution, Simple Wins.
Simple beats complex nearly every day.
Read MoreWild, Wild Georgia
The January 7th runoff elections in Georgia have a big vulnerability to fraudulent, temporary registration. Will Georgia officials act?
Read MoreAre We Overstating COVID Positives?
Evidence is growing that we may be overstating COVID positives, lumping in those whose immune system has already defeated the virus.
Read MoreSeattle Plows Ahead with 50% Cut To Police Department. Where are the Metrics Which Define Success?
Seattle City Council signals a veto-proof majority for a 50% cut in police funding. But where are the metrics?
Read MoreIn Act II, Will We Wait Until Our Row Number Is Called?
At this time, we’d like to offer early boarding to passengers traveling with small children, and our active military members.” once-familiar refrain at airports It’s just before Easter, and it’s starting to feel like we’re entering Act II of the COVID-19 crisis. The frightening curves are flattening in many parts […]
Read MoreTo the High School Class of 2021
March 2020: I’m reading lots of pieces (for instance here, here and here) about the COVID Class of 2020, detailing many real and heartbreaking stories of the traditions and moments that high school seniors are losing. And on social media, I’m reading wonderful and genuine expressions of sympathy, like this […]
Read MoreA Turn Toward Optimism
I am noting for my future self that yesterday, Sunday March 22, 2020, was the day that my mood shifted fairly markedly from gloomy about the mid-term 3-9 month window to optimistic. SHORT TERM (0-2 months) things will get tougher, and media gloom will accelerate as the wave now hits […]
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