Baby Carriers and the So-called Caravan
What’s killing me the most is the photos: not just bodies crammed onto bridges or flatbeds trucks, or sprawled along the roadside with nothing more than…
#MeToo and Matrescence at the Gas Pump
A few weeks ago, while I was pumping gas and thinking through about a million and one different things on my way into work, the man…
Pussyhats in the Street and Elephants in the Room at the Women’s March on Washington: 3 Notes from a Recovering White Feminist
Like many of us who marched on Washington DC yesterday, I’m still processing. This is probably because I’m tired (being a revolutionary is hard work!) and…
Is your Inventory of Good good enough? (Because mine sure isn’t…)
I thought I’d get skinned alive after Tuesday’s post about the death of Carrie Fisher, especially once Debbie Reynolds had the audacity (or perhaps good fortune?)…
When Celebrity Deaths are More Important than our own Darth Vader, America Needs the Force
Okay Facebook, let’s calm down for a moment and take stock: yes, Carrie Fisher died this week. As did George Michael, bringing the tally of this…
For all the Broken Hearted Americans: Maybe it was time to break?
When I was a senior in college I took a class in post-9/11 immigration policy. It was my first class in the political science department and…
5 Major Problems with Mike Rowe’s Manifesto of Electoral Ambivalence
Earlier this month, Mike Rowe’s condemnation of celebrity “Get out the Vote” campaigns went viral. It started back in August, when a fan suggested that the…
Columbus Day and Election Day: Which is Worse?
It seems only fitting that one of our most fucked-up days as a nation (the second 2016 presidential debate) directly proceeded one of our other most…
Activism 101: When your post-DNC MacBook Pro meltdown isn’t really about accidentally supporting Apple
This past weekend, 5 Reasons your Feel the Bern Friend won’t Shut Up: What Happened to Sanders Delegates at the DNC went semi-viral. 11,000 views and…
Grandma, where were you the night Hillary Clinton got the nomination?
It’s common knowledge (or so I thought) that when you’re planning a bit of good ol’ fashioned political subterfuge, you’ve got to divvy up your resources.…
5 Reasons your Feel the Bern Friend Won’t Shut Up: What Happened to Sanders Delegates at the DNC
Today is my 31st birthday, so indulge me. Even if you’re sick of reading about the DNC, sick of hearing about Bernie Sanders and wondering why…
The Bernie Sanders Interpretive Dance
So far, I’ve painted a pretty grim picture of the Democratic National Convention. But the DNC wasn’t all doom and gloom. In fact, as frustrating, heart…
Kat Echevarría Richter 