There is a scene in my favorite American television series (West Wing) in which two characters are shown going through their normal morning routines. The point of the juxtaposition is to [...]

Watch this movie. You can buy it secondhand on amazon and believe me, it is worth it if only to hear the painful and poignant words of a boy named Wyatt (that’s him with his arms crossed in [...]

Commonweal Magazine April 10, 2009 / Volume CXXXVI, Number 7   COLUMNISTS Parched WILL OUR NEXT WARS BE OVER WATER? Jo McGowan Last month I attended a conference in Delhi. I arrived late at night [...]

Halfway home. Mom is hanging in there. I managed to get on to the direct flight to Boston, so I will be there by 10 on Saturday morning. Such a strange feeling of helplessness! Wanting to rush, [...]