Seeing these images of starving children barely holding onto life while my own two year old sleeps soundly in bed upstairs is devastating. These poor parents; these poor children. I would be going out of my mind. I would hold a grudge forever. Who wouldn’t?

When my mother took singing lessons after a double lung transplant that extended her life, what she wanted to sing at her public recital was the Elements Song by Tom Lehrer. She transcribed the words onto a legal pad that I keep near me to remind me of the lifeforce and love that it took from her to be able to do that. Thank you, Tom. And love you always, Ma.

I now have computer / reading glasses and driving / long-distance glasses. Sigh.

And now, an executive order that calls for the involuntary institutionalization of the homeless and mentally ill without due process or clear release criteria.

The White House

Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Pur...

What if public networks became a platform for communities to create their own local media, not just consume it? After devastating federal funding cuts, here's one idea for rebuilding NPR and PBS around community co-creation, open platforms, and human-centered, prototype-driven design.

Ben Werdmuller

If I ran NPR and PBS

Building community-driven public media for the post-federal funding era.

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