Complacency & the Hateful 8

And no, that’s not a rock band. Don’t take the blue wave for granted. While we’re all busy running around and campaigning, we communicate mainly with people who agree with us. We’re on the email lists of organizations that are essentially cheerleaders. Spend a...

Guest Post: Kate Washton, re Yonkers YWCA

Early this spring, NYCD16 Indivisible invited the new director of the YWCA of Yonkers to speak at a meeting. Charlie Knight, the director, spoke about the Y’s programs, and put out a volunteer sheet. As someone with old childhood connections to YWCA’s and a...

Draw Fire!

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something.”—Barack Obama Jennifer Palmieri takes that message one step farther in her new book, “Dear Madam President.” Palmieri knows a thing or two about hopeless situations: she was director of communications...