Luna, 26, no longer speaks to her father. There was no single betrayal, no dramatic rupture. What ended the relationship was his insistence on obedience and dominance. “In his head it’s like, ‘I’m the father, you’re the daughters, we do things my way,’” she told me. Luna explained to him that she was “not willing […]

Shaika Café on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal was a hopping place on Wednesday night, with an art vernissage and live music. The event was hosted by renowned artist Susan Shulman, with the help of her musical friends from the Montreal music community.

Attorneys for the couple denied a marriage license by former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis more than a decade ago now allege she lied about her assets to avoid dishing out the roughly $570,000 she owes to them and to their attorneys.  According to July court documents, filed in the U.S. District Court, Davis said […]

I fell in love with politics because I believed democracy was built through relationships. At 16, I knocked on doors because I believed ordinary people could shape their communities. At 18, I became a Democratic National Convention delegate because I believed democracy depended on participation. I saw politics not as a path to branding, but […]

As we continue celebrating 250 years of our nation, we should keep in mind a defining force in our country’s history and growth: immigration. Immigration is a catalyst for America’s demographic survival, economic dominance, and cultural renewal. The story of America at 250 is, as it has always been, the story of the immigrant. As the nation continues […]