Today, it is easier than ever for activists to command attention for a moment but harder to form the lasting relationships and organizations that are also needed to make lasting change.

Polarized times tempt danger, such as the very real authoritarian surge happening around the world right now. But necessary changes often take place during periods of tumult, not tranquility.

Maybe we just like victimizing each other and never addressing basic problems. But our young citizens have had enough of this political show and are making a spectacle of their own.

Using an abuse and accountability scandal to scapegoat Catholic queerness is not O.K.

The presidency has become a cult to which we are expected to constantly direct our attention; the result is a disenchantment with democracy.

Despite being out of sight, the bombs are as ever-present as micro-aggressions and mass incarceration.

What if we could make economics uninteresting again?

The Vatican just held a hackathon. Take a moment to recover from the shock.

I want to be able to serve the state better. I want to be able to serve more of the state.

It turns out to be easier to make a quick buck in this world than to change it.