The Case for Empathy
Walk a mile in someone else’s words
By Richard Wertime Tuesday, September 15, 2020
“I Sit and Sew” by Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 15, 2020
How to Save Farming From Itself
The “quiet emergency” created by industrial agriculture
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 11, 2020
Taking Down Teddy
In our rush to condemn the heroes of the past, we must be sure not to abandon empathy
By David Gessner Thursday, September 10, 2020
“The Two Times I Loved You the Most In a Car” by Dorothea Grossman
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The Root Cause
Padraic X. Scanlan tells the real history of the Irish Potato Famine
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 14, 2025
“After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes” by Emily Dickinson
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 11, 2025
“Writing in the Dark” by Denise Levertov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tiger Mom
At a forest preserve in India, a writer sees the world anew and learns how to focus her son’s restless mind
By Elizabeth Kadetsky Monday, March 3, 2025
Learning to Be Social 
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?
By Sally J. Scholz Monday, March 3, 2025
