Archive | August, 2013

Marching with Trayvon and Martin Luther King, Jr.

By on August 28, 2013 in Gun control, Public Policy, Trayvon Martin

To a young person, the civil rights movement seems like ancient history. The March on Washington in 1963 occurred in a very different time, before a man walked on the moon, before color TV, before microwaves, or hybrid cars. Protestors wore suits and ties, skirts and gloves, and high heeled shoes not meant for walking blocks [...]

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Mother, May I….go to work?

By on August 20, 2013 in : child care, Caregiving, economic security, maternal employment

Every August, Washington seems to empty out, and you can do the unthinkable - drive from one side of town to the other in 20 minutes flat. It takes longer to shop at the farmers’ market, selecting from the cornucopia of seasonal produce, than it does to get through the morning paper, skimpy without the [...]

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