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SocietyJuly 18, 2019
Travels in the South
Throughout the journey, I was moved by Martin Luther King’s words, sickened by the statues of Jefferson Davis and Dr. J. Marion Sims, and inspired by the work of the Equal Justice Initiative.
Michele Willens
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WorldMay 8, 2018
A Daughter’s Memories in Moscow
When Mikhail Gorbachev came into power, my father offered his consulting services to fledging consumer enterprises in Russia, and several took him up on it.
Michele Willens
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ActivismNovember 16, 2016
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ReligionDecember 29, 2014
A Farewell to a Rabbi Who Mattered
Many will rightly remember Rabbi Leonard Beerman for his political and moral advocacy. My memories of him are of a more personal nature.
Michele Willens
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WorldDecember 3, 2013
A Daughter’s Memory
Three decades after World War II, a veteran returns to Japan on a quest of kindness.
Michele Willens
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PoliticsApril 28, 2008
The First H
If California’s historic 1950 Senate race had gone the other way there would have been no Checkers speech, no Watergate break-in, no Woodward and Bernstein, perhaps an early exit from Vietnam.
Michele Willens
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Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 7, 2002
The Liberator Released
In the issue of January 4, 1866, The Nation–itself founded by a group of abolitionists–paid tribute to the final issue of William Lloyd Garrison’s fiery anti-slavery newspaper, Th
Michele Willens