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Yesterday was probably, politically and spiritually, the darkest Thanksgiving for our nation in our lifetimes. So how about a quick story out of America’s earliest history that eerily echoes this moment and may give us some hope? Donald Trump has told...

Happy Friday!� I almost forgot to write this diary, so it’s going to be a quick one. We had a good Thanksgiving, which Bit prepared herself. I wasn’t up to helping and she didn’t ask anyone ...

Are we at Peak Carbon? Probably. Are we at Peak Denial? Long past the worst, but still plenty bad. Did COP30 promise the end of Fossil Fuels? Sort of, without using the words. When can we talk about ...

Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! All my GNRs finish with four words: Truth Matters. Love Matters. However, sometimes I have wondered if that is really true. I mean, I know these ...

The recession of 2008 hit some states earlier than others, and the state we'd moved to seven years before was one of them. Oregon fell on hard times, my husband was laid off and he & I were struggling to juggle part-time jobs with caring for two young...

The intent to commit genocide at Washita is hidden in plain view, unless key elements are brought together. These are: that the Cheyenne were placed on land where they would starve while promises to avert starvation were broken; that George Bent...

The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I have to be thankful for recently. I’ve been through a lot recently, and a year ago, it was not at all certain that I’d still be here today, nor is it certain that I’ll be here next Thanksgiving. I’m thankful that I...

Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, has made it to the big time. The hottest satirical show in town, South Park, has featured the beef-brained, self-branded, paleolithic Homo stultus (aka Homo ignoramus) in its latest commentary on Trump and his fellow...

In her Thanksgiving blog post for Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson highlighted a 1862 Thanksgiving Proclamation by New York State Governor Edwin D. Morgan. It was issued during a dark period in the American Civil War. The competing...