Transforming Privilege

Transforming Privilege

You don’t have to crawl on the broken glass of guilt and shame, mea culpa-ing the entire way, to redeem yourself of unearned systemic privilege — of race, class, gender, caste, education, wealth or anything else that offers you elevation. Blindness is...
The Year of Creative Action

The Year of Creative Action

It’s a clear, cold morning, the bright beauty of the new year reflected in this translucent January sky. Sunlight gilds the rooftops outside my study window, and paints the mountains that ring the horizon a flat, grey-blue. The beauty of this world takes my breath...