WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

Do We Need a People’s Party?

I had hoped that Troy Jackson, with a long history in labor—logger, union leader—and in local government, and who began his campaign speaking for Mainers would bring progressive changes. Yet his campaign to unseat the aging and [...]

Pat Taub

Michelle Alexander1

Racism
5 Min Read
9th June 2020

How White Rage Has Defined Our Nation

As I compulsively followed news stories of record numbers of Americans taking to the streets to protest the racist cop murder of George Floyd, I kept asking myself, “Why is America still so racist in 2020?” In search of answers, I spent the weekend reading Carol Anderson’s “White Rage,” an historical account of how white rage against [...]

Pat Taub