Michaelspheres

A Day Trip to Trakai

After a good night’s sleep and getting ready for the day, I returned to Crustum Bakery/Café. I told the barista…

I am staying in Vilnius’s Old Town, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in northern and eastern Europe.…

So much of our lives are built on patterns. Our homes are often familiar places that change slowly as we…

As I do my work each day, I watch the current federal administration dismantle federal programs, devolve some responsibilities to…

An adage in organizing for justice is that while our opponents may have more money than we do, our power…

Mr. Fender suddenly mumbled, “Oh no.” “What?” Squish asked. “Did you buy groceries for dinner?” “Nope. I thought you did.”…

Years ago, when I was running the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, my mom gave me some invaluable advice. I…

Today, I found myself thinking about Richard Sondah, someone I worked with during my years as executive director of the…

Poverty sucks. And, as many of you know, I believe one of its cruelest forms is homelessness. Every night in…

America’s food system is centered neither on health nor sustainability. It is not organized around providing people with healthy food…