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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Back to School: Free Online Courses 2017

…through time, this hefty course explores moments in history though architecture and its interactions with culture, religion, politics and technology—from the introduction of iron in the ninth century BCE to…

Friday, September 24, 2021

Open Thread Update: Twenty Years Ago Today.

…plane overhead. That’s the story of where I was on 9/11 and how I found out about it. What’s yours? Share your thoughts in the comments….and no politics, please.  …

Monday, November 28, 2016

Aging With Attitude: Activist Frances Goldin

…lighting Shabbos candles on Friday night. At 20, she married Morris Goldin and says he was the one who taught her about “radical politics.” The couple moved to the Lower…

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Senior Planet Talks to…Richard Dreyfuss

…when you began studying civics at Oxford University in the UK? RICHARD: Politics and things like that usually require only that you’re famous or beautiful. And you say: Don’t kill…

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Election 2020: Senior Planet Rocks the Vote!

…no politics implied). While Senior Planet aims to help older adults ”age with attitude” and stay plugged in to technology, the bottom line, says its founder, is this: “We are…

Monday, October 26, 2015

American Revolutionary: Grace Lee Boggs

…who grew up in the era of ’90s identity politics — consciousness of race and gender and all this stuff — I would ask, What does it feel like to…

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Remembering Erica Manfred

…she could no longer take the cold winters, Erica moved to Florida. She loved living there and swimming in the pool, but she hated the red state politics and railed…

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Aging Out of Place in Boquete, Panama

…not pleased with the U.S. government. I remember times when things were more democratic, not controlled by party politics. Panama has a stable government and a strong economy, and with…

Monday, December 14, 2020

Election 2020 and Retirement Planning

…shifting 401(k)s and IRAs? We get so focused on covid and politics, things outside our control, that we’re not addressing things we can control.” Many financial planners have recommended that…

Friday, October 31, 2014

Can You Trust Anyone Under Thirty?

…the ranks. At 28 I was a hippie anarchist, passionate about left wing politics. I’d hate to think what I would have done if elected to anything. Probably tried to…

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Be a Changemaker – Digitally

Not long ago, doing social good meant taking to the streets…literally. Whether the issue was the environment, politics or social justice, any plan had to include meetings, marches and public…

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Stephen Talbot: What I Saw at the Demonstration

…world – politics, war and peace. Q: Why is now the right time to look back on the power of peaceful protest? STEPHEN: One reason is that this is still…

Thursday, March 10, 2016

How to Start Your Own Local Group With Meetup

Want to find people to see movies or talk politics with? Take walks or discuss books? This site lets you start a social life in your own ‘hood….