by Carol S. Hyman What do you say at this time of year? Season’s greetings? Happy holidays? While these expressions may upset folks who’d like something more specific, most of us respond well to them as gestures of good cheer. Still, they can feel a bit bland. So this season […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
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by Carol Hyman It feels risky to admit to optimism these days when doomsaying is so prevalent and irony is fashionable. But without ignoring how much work we have to do, I’m cheered by some of the changes I see unfolding around me. I don’t think it’s naïve optimism: something […]
by Carol Hyman If you’re going to borrow, borrow from the best. So how about this? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch […]
by Jon Reese The world is getting warmer. The Earth’s hottest year was 2016 and, according to a May 2023 forecast from the World Meteorological Organization, it’s almost guaranteed that at least one of the next five years will break that record and that the period from now until 2027 […]