Archive - Third Age

No kings in my neighborhood

Why I stayed close to home on June 14.

Jun 21 •

May 2025

On nearly every issue, Trump does the exact opposite of what I would do.

May 13 •

April 2025

“The border is now the entire country ...”

My neighbor, a retired priest, has shared life with migrant communities for 40 years.

Apr 4 •

February 2025

Honoring our democracy in pictures

Photojournalist Sue Dorfman shows voters, volunteers, poll workers, and protestors as they make their voices heard.

Feb 23 •

January 2025

On inauguration eve

Resolutions for a new year and a new Trump term.

Jan 17 •

December 2024

An end-of-year note from Third Age

With cat pictures.

Dec 22, 2024 •

November 2024

Letter to my daughter

Raising a child in the age of Trump.

Nov 20, 2024 •

October 2024

Welcome to the Hotel Pennsylvania

What a lovely place to get out the vote.

Oct 19, 2024 •

September 2024

Guns on the ballot

Does a 13-year-old need a semi-automatic rifle? Does anyone?

Sep 9, 2024 •

August 2024

Mississippi story

My husband’s childhood on an interracial farm led to a lifetime of social justice work.

Aug 9, 2024 •

July 2024

Musical interlude

In stressful times, I come back to a few songs.

Jul 26, 2024 •

I'm talking about my hiking boots. What did you think?

Jul 10, 2024 •

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