Meryl Ann Butler
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42-Foot Long Quilt Represents 11,000 Stolen Minnesotans (opens the original)
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On Tuesday, September 22, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and the MN Stolen Neighbors Quilt Project held a rally at the Minnesota State Capitol to demand "No More Stolen Neighbors! ICE Out of MN Now!" They unfurled a huge quilt measuring 9 feet wide by 42 feet long made from over 12,000 squares. Each square, approximately 2 inches across, represents a stolen neighbor. Together, they form a powerful act of witness. Afterwards, the quilt was carried outside to accompany the
Why Do Women Choose the Bear? Answered by The Cornell Seven (opens the original)
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When the question went viral on social media-- "If you were a woman alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a strange man or a bear?"-- many women chose the bear. The recent allegations surrounding the Cornell Seven have spotlighted that question again: A former Cornell University student has filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell, fraternity-related organizations, and seven men, alleging that she was severely intoxicated and unable to consent when she was sexually assaulted by multiple me
Museum Adventure in Philadelphia--The Workshop of the World (opens the original)
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OpEdNews Senior Editor Marta Steele and I visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia, part of the museum's 150th-anniversary year celebration. The exhibition, on view through October 11, 2026, showcases over 250 beautiful objects -- ceramics, furniture, metalwork, textiles, stained glass, paintings, drawings, and printed works-- while exploring Philadelphia's distinctive role in the American Arts and Crafts movement. On our way in, we wer
Im-Peach Cobbler: A Recipe for Peach-ful Protest (opens the original)
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I was recently reminded of my Impeach Cobbler recipe, which I invented back in 2008 after being inspired by Swami Beyondananda' s recipe for "Impeach Pie". I never guessed I'd someday find myself nostalgic for the Bush years. The good Swami's pie looked delicious, but, sheesh, a crust? Who has that kind of time? So, for those times when a pie crust is simply too much work, here's my recipe for delicious peach-ful protest. It took me seven minutes, and that included inventing the recipe and throw
Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy (opens the original)
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Zohran Mamdani(Image by Gia Thdegreesng) Details DMCAThe Nation Magazine As Mamdani said on his ninth day in office, his agenda is not simply about curbing the city's most urgent crises, but also includes helping "working people to afford lives of joy." That includes an intentional, visible effort to make many smaller-scale improvements to quality of life in the city. And it also includes efforts by the mayor himself to show up in the places where New Yorkers let loose and celebrate side-by-side
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