How Do You Organize a Successful Revolution?

Who knew that two random tweets back-to-back could say more than an entire spread in Newsweek? I never would have believed it… until tonight. Tweet 1 “‘I just want to say to the world: isn’t there any way you can get us food? Please, our babies are dying of hunger.’ ~a PK [Pakistan] flood-affected mom”…

Outside the house that I grew up in, there was this massive tree, one of the biggest I’ve ever seen in a residential neighborhood. The roots of that tree were so strong that they were intrusive. The two squares of sidewalk nearest the tree’s base sat at a seventy-degree angle against the trunk, and the…

Facebook Status Update Provides Alibi I’m not saying that anyone here is lying. But calling this a “rock-solid” alibi is hardly accurate. I guess what I’m saying is, if any of you are planning on committing a crime anytime soon, just shoot me the date and time of your impending law-breakin’ and your Facebook password…

The women in my family have really been through it. I have seen them thrive and suffer, survive and succumb. I have seen them sacrifice. The older I’ve become, the more I have learned about the tough choices the women in my family have made. I come from a long line of incredibly strong women. This…