Poetry for the Rest of Us 2022 – Ms. Magazine
April is National Poetry Month! Since my dormant love of poetry was reignited, I’ve found it so refreshing and inspiring to read beautiful collections each year and share my thoughts with you. Below are some of the most exciting and necessary collections published late last year and forthcoming in 2022. Last year I tried something a bit different with the poetry list: Instead...
April 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine
Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups.
As Book Bans Target LGBTQ+ Writers and Writers of Color, Here’s What Banned Books We’re Reading – Ms. Magazine
In the last few years, attempts at banning books in schools and libraries are occurring at a furious rate.
Book review: In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms – Canadian Journal of History
With In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms, editors Sarah Nickel (Tk’emlúpsemc, Ukrainian, French Canadian) and Amanda Fehr (white settler) have compiled a collection of essays, stories, conversations, interviews, testimonials, and poems that aptly illustrate the depth, breadth, and variety of Indigenous feminisms across what are now known as the United States, Canada, and the territory of...
Wisconsin Republicans Introduce Bill Authorizing Sandhill Crane Hunt – SIERRA
After decimating the state’s wolves, conservatives are targeting the iconic birds Last February Wisconsin’s Republican legislators made national headlines when they approved a hunt that led to the demise of nearly 20 percent of the state’s wolf population. Now those same legislators have set their sights on another vulnerable species: the sandhill crane. In October, state senate republicans introduced SB-620,...
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Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2022 – Ms. Magazine
You’ve seen the other “most anticipated books for 2022” lists, now read this one… you know, for the rest of us!
Reads for the Rest of Us – 2021 Best of the Rest – Ms. Magazine
Each year, I choose my favorite books of the year for Ms. Magazine. Here are my top 50 Reads for the Rest of Us for 2021.
Congress Must Care for Care Workers – The Progressive
Congress must act quickly to pass the infrastructure bill with the maximum funding for home and community-based services.
“Respect Us, or Expect Us”: Indigenous Women Continue to Fight Against Pipeline 3 – Ms. Magazine
Indigenous women and two-spirit individuals are looking to hold President Joe Biden accountable for promises made and broken.