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MARGARET RENKL
Posts
This Is How Red States Silence Blue Cities. And Democracy.
The disenfranchisement of Nashville may be hard to get worked up about. But you ought to be worked up. You ought to be protesting in…
The Unexpected Gift of Dead Plants
When the big storm swept through, it left an important lesson about survival.
How to Give Thanks in a Screwed-Up World
This time of year, despite all sorrows, I try to see the world the way my father did.
Why We Should All Be Chasing Acorns
Oaks are keystone plants, the central life form upon which so many other species in the ecosystem depend.
Lights Out, America! (Songbirds Are Counting on Us.)
Up to a billion birds die in window strikes every year. But the best way to make the migration seasons safer overall is also the…
At Summer’s End, a Moment of Wild Surprise
As equinox nears, the lovely cycle life is happening just behind the place in my garden where the goldenrod and the asters look so beautiful…
The Killing of Eliza Fletcher Is a Tragedy, Not a Morality Play
She didn’t live and die to illustrate any point or serve a political agenda.
Student Journalists Reveal a Changing World. Let Them.
The shutdown of a high school newspaper in Nebraska is only the latest episode in efforts to censor student publications across red states.