Karen Lee
Greece National Vice Chair, DPCA Voting Rep, DAGR Comm Chair, GSC Member-at-Large, GSC Steering, Ohio Team Co-Lead
Writer, parent, volunteer, gardener
LATEST BY Karen Lee
DAGR Weekly Reader W4-SEP
“Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air ...
Book Review: Nuclear War
Background and Synopsis Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario is not a book you "enjoy." It is a book you endure. Forget the abstract political discussions and cold war nostalgia; Jacobsen drags ...
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Immigration: Studies and Experience
IMMIGRATION - Part 1 of 4 By Rebecca Fox Graduate student in Human Rights & Migration Studies "People have the fundamental right to migrate and the right to apply for ...
Voting from Abroad in 2025
UPDATED SEPT. 18, 2025 Voting from Abroad in 2025 2025 may not be an even-numbered year, but voters abroad still have high-stakes elections important for defending democracy this November — and ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W3-SEP
DAGR Weekly Reader W3-SEP “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ...” ~ US Constitution, 1st Amendment What is Protected Speech? As ...
Bolsonaro and Oaths of Office
By Brady Kiesling At 1730 on Thursday, 11 September I heard from our hotel room in Curitiba, Brazil, what sounded like machine-gun fire, punctuated by heavier booms. My first thought, ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W2-SEP
DAGR Weekly Reader W2-SEP "Violent language is the mother tongue of this Trump administration." ~ David A. Graham, ‘The Atlantic Daily’ newsletter Rosie O’Donnell continues her spat with Donald Trump ...
How Do You Want Your News?
The How Do You Want Your News? survey is up and waiting for your reply. Why? Well, two reasons: - Next year, we’ve got House, Senate and state down-ballot elections ...
Condolences: Betty Titus
Betty Titus, as described here in her daughter's post on Facebook, was known by those luckily close to know her as 'Mama' Titus, widely loved and admired. "My mother Betty ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W1-SEP
DAGR Weekly Reader W1-SEP A Woman’s Place is in the House and Senate Working class mothers usually can’t run for office; it’s too expensive. But a few have, and their ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W4-AUG
DAGR Weekly Reader W4-AUG Miccosukee, the tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W3-AUG
“I think it is a retribution presidency.” ~ John Bolten, August 2025 Resistance x2: Not on our watch! Two, frankly, inspiring conversations from The Contrarian. Jen Rubin gets the legal ...
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Is It Me? Or Is It Memorex?
Is It Me? Or Is It Memorex? A wake-up call for senior volunteers … and everyone else Op-Ed: Karen Lee Remember that TV ad of yore? The one with Ella ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W2-AUG
“The deep irony is that the single biggest day of violent crime in the capital's history was January 6, 2021, and the instigator sits in the White House.” ~ Rebecca ...
Book Review: Careless People - Whistleblower
A Facebook Whistleblower’s Personal Narrative Careless People: A story of where I used to work Sarah Wynn-Williams, Macmillan 2025. Reviewed by Linda Manney In recent years, a number of whistleblowers ...
DAGR Weekly Reader W1-AUG
DAGR Weekly Reader W1-AUG The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. - Trans people are 1% of the population. - Muslims are 1% of the population. - Undocumented people ...
