People don’t decide to become alcoholics. We slip into this insidious disease unwittingly. It seeps into our soul quietly, removing any sense of empathy, ambition and connection to community. It attacks and disables the very qualities that one needs to awaken and recover, so we fall — increasingly disconnected from…

I have been fortunate to have gone through a debilitating mental health crisis and come out alive. I am fortunate because I lived, but also because the struggle and ongoing recovery has made me a more complete, empathetic person. …

As reported by Everytown for Gun Safety, between August 1 and September 15, there were at least 30 instances of shootings on school grounds, killing five people and wounding 23 in total. That marks the most shootings on campus in a back-to-school season since the organization began keeping records. Annually…

By Dwayne Flinchum We read troubling reports these days about climate change, the war in Ukraine, COVID-19 variants, the increase in violent crime, and our ever-concerning mental health crisis — and for good reason. Our challenges are real, urgent, global and local. …

At 6:00 pm last Friday, in Yonkers, NY, a 67-year-old woman of Asian descent was pushing a shopping cart, about to enter her apartment building vestibule. She encountered a man who shouted an anti-Asian, misogynistic slur. She ignored him. But he followed her and as she was unlocking a door…

We live in a confounding age of conflict in the U.S., an era of dispute over issues that would have traditionally been resolved through reason and logic. …

Our children are definitely not alright. If the future of this world is in the hands of young people, we’re tolerating and even cultivating a society that thrusts unimaginable burdens upon them. …

As the global temperatures rise, extreme precipitation events will drop more water, according to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. Extreme flooding has become the new normal in many parts of the world. As reported by The New York Times, on October 6, nine to 10 inches…

Last week, The New York Times reported that the Biden administration had been recruiting online influencers to carry the public health message for vaccinations. Suddenly, 17-year-olds like Ellie Zeiler were engaged on TikTok, promoting a toolkit of scripted language to get Americans to make an appointment to get vaccinated. Marketing…