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Archives for January 2017

Beyond the #WomensMarch: Now the real work begins

January 21, 2017 3 Comments

Thank you. Thank you to everyone around the country and around the world who poured into the streets today and sent a clear message that we will not go quietly.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: #TheResistance, Hope

An Open Letter of Apology to President Barack Obama

January 16, 2017 81 Comments

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Haven’t posted anything new since my piece on the January 6th insurrection. Needed a break. In the meantime, I’m pinning this entry at the top of my homepage because it is the post of which I remain the most proud, and I’d rather it be the first thing people see/hear than my (justifiably) angry rant about the insurrection. -JZ

Dear Mr. President,

Let me begin by saying the two words you deserve to hear cross the lips of every American citizen, whether they know it or not:

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Filed Under: Greatest Hits, Politics, Portfolio Tagged With: obama

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I was born in 1970, raised just outside of Boston, and now live near Philadelphia. As a child, I thought I was going to be…
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