From the successful unionization of Starbucks baristas in Buffalo to striking actors and writers in Hollywood, support for labor unions is on the rise in a post-pandemic world. A Gallup poll from August reported 67% of Americans approve of unions and believe they help their members and the economy. In the UK,...

Concerned about rising gun violence, St. David’s Episcopal Church outside Detroit hosted a gun buyback in December so residents could trade firearms for gift cards.  “We’re trying to help build a safer community,” explained Chris Yaw, the church’s rector. “Guns are the No. 1 cause of death for kids. You’re drastically likely to...

When I started dating Todd Thomason, I had no idea I was signing up for a 30-year cultural exchange program. While I was a child of the 1980s, my exposure to MTV was sporadic, as was my interest in rock and pop music. In 1989 I discovered opera, and...

There were two coronations the weekend of May 6th: One in England and one in Shondaland. For those who don’t know, England is a small country at the center of the British Isles. At one time its empire of colonized countries stretched from North America, across the Caribbean to...

After listening to Clint Smith speak in an interview about his book How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, I couldn’t wait to read it. In faraway Canada, I pre-ordered my copy of this book on American history. While waiting for its...