Karen Levi

Renee Good was white, blond, and drove a family car. The angry mob of ICE agents who surrounded her car could see evidence of family life within the red SUV--stuffed animals, snack wrappers, and other flotsam from children. Those facts did not stop the agents, also white, from yelling at her, grabbing the driver's side door, trying to open the door, and then, one of them, shooting her in cold blood. Not one of these guys inferred that this woman was not a troublemaker, a murderer? What causes...

I woke up on January 1 and decided not to look, listen, or watch the news. I was invited to two parties on New Year's Day. To be in a celebratory mood, I pretended that Trump and the current regime did not exist. People I spoke to at the parties said jokingly that I was looking at the world through "rose-colored glasses." I laughed and said, "just for a few hours." I needed a few hours of respite from the constant barrage concerning Trump's unconstitutional actions. I t was merely a few hours...

Robert Reich, whom I have followed for a year, wrote a piece today called “The Shittiest Year.” He asked the question, "What was the worst year?" I do not think it is wise to pick one year as the worst, since tragedy and goodness occur simultaneously every year. However, 2025 stands out as pretty bad for the United States. I know how and why. Trump came to power. A wise person who wrote about the Holocaust said the important question to ask is How. Trump won the election because half the...