Our Fight Is Their Fight
Having newborn babies in the family has made us think of their future, what kind of world they’ll grow up to live in. Jonah and Reed were conceived during Derrick...
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Beware the Minivan
The role of the humble minivan in secret police actions in Portland, Oregon, and why we need to keep speaking out.
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Monuments and Murals
Some thoughts on why Confederate monuments are falling now, in the midst of a pandemic and a far-right resurgence.
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Independence Lost
Comparing the national security law that eliminates Hong Kong’s independence to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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Freedom and Responsibility
What raising teenagers has taught me about people who wear masks and people who don’t.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
