
As Culture Wars Rage, Child Labor Persists
03.05.2023 __”In Los Angeles, [migrant] children stitch “Made in America” tags into J. Crew shirts,” the New York Times reports. “They Continue reading
03.05.2023 __”In Los Angeles, [migrant] children stitch “Made in America” tags into J. Crew shirts,” the New York Times reports. “They Continue reading
02.13.2022 _ I remember one Valentine’s Day, when I was in the second grade – at least I think it Continue reading
05.12.2019 ________________________________________ I grew up in Manchester NH, and central to my life was the city library. Weekly, I and Continue reading
12.09.2018 ________________________________________ I wasn’t going to write a column this week. I was going to take a break and step Continue reading
09.09.2018 ________________________________________ In 1960 I did what I had to do. I had recently graduated from Manchester Central and, planning Continue reading
01.16.2017: The following is the text of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day keynote talk I delivered January 16, 2017, Continue reading
05.29.2015 _____________________ The earliest slurs I remember being directed at me occurred at Bakersville Grammar School where I was called rag-head Continue reading