Binnie Ravitch News Today

With the upcoming presidential election in mind, concerned citizens rallied at the Oak Bluffs roundabout this Saturday, Jan. 6, on the three-year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Just over a dozen demonstrators displayed homemade signs warning against hate and fascism, and highlighting the election’s importance. The event was held by Indivisible M.V., […]

I recently attended a performance by the Peter Luce Playreaders (PLP) at the Tisbury senior center. The playreaders are a group who come together each Wednesday to read plays. As I made my way into the brightly lit room, the actors and audience members were laughing, chatting, and joking around. The energy was palpable, and […]

By Binnie Ravitch My brain. My words. I don’t know where they’ve flown to. They are meant to be right here, close at hand, instantly retrievable, emerging intuitively, instinctively, before I even know I think them. My weapons and my shield, my offering and my armor, the observable evidence of my worthwhile brain (because long […]