Anndee Hochman

I thought about my grandmother last week, when Donald J. Trump unrolled a federal budget proposal that, to no on ...

8 years ago

The best way to walk through political adversity is hand in hand

A child’s mitten was propped on the metal post of some outdoor shelving on Germantown Avenue. Bubblegum flag against all that winter gr ...

8 years ago

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Community

Among disparate fears, one common thread is search for safety

When my daughter was born, my mother bought some red satin ribbon and snipped it into 8-inch lengths. “Here,” she said solemn ...

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

After the election, America has political fractures to heal

I spent last week in Washington, D.C., a place that, depending on which way you swing, is either a roiling swamp of dysfunction or a glea ...

8 years ago

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Lifestyle

In the midst of calamity, daily life goes on — because it must

Each time the subway stops, the conductor garbles, “This is a broken-down D train.” At least, that’s what I think he ...

8 years ago

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Lifestyle

Phyllis Schlafly, Miss Missouri, and the burkini: A feminist tilts her head

Phyllis Schlafly died. A Miss America contestant came out. And burkinis continue to fire up the French. Is your feminist bell clanging yet? It should be.

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Lifestyle

No husbands here

I still can’t redeem “husband” and “wife.” No matter if the terms refer to two brides in tie-dye or tuxedos ...

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Politics & Policy

Countering the deception of Trump’s ‘Make America great again’

What kind of message could counter the essential Trump narrative, the mantra "Make America Great Again!" Those four words are a code, of course, like all slogans.

8 years ago

Massacre in Orlando has ripped off the veil, and now is the time to act

My 15-year-old, perpetually gummed to her phone, was the first to tell me. “Ama, do you know about Orlando?” She whispered ...

8 years ago

The public toilet is just a new battleground for an old prejudice

Let’s take North Carolina’s now-notorious “bath ...

8 years ago

Time to end rhetoric and take action against gun violence epidemic

The weekend’s bloodletting began on Friday night, April 22, when 25-year-old Anthony Molina returned home to Lindbergh Boulevard an ...

9 years ago

WARNING: Article mentions chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other harm.

Some warning signs spur obvious action, while others only spur unnecessary fear. I cling to the curb when the sign says “don ...