Monthly Archives: August 2012

Vanity Fair recently published an article about Mitt Romney’s wealth. Like many recent articles and ads, it viewed the activities of Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital LLC through a political lens. Buried in the piece was a list of … Continue reading →

Note: I originally submitted this piece on the disproportionate coverage given to the Aurora rampage before the equally-tragic Oak Creek rampage. There, shooter Wade Page provided an illustration of the toxic extreme of white supremacist ideology, whose connection to the … Continue reading →

During a recent trip to Wise County, Virginia, located in the southwestern part of the state, I was moved by the deep injustice faced by people who live there. The mountains are being stripped away, one by one, through an … Continue reading →