Stephen Bollich

 This is really a brainstorm more than anything. I realize that the best way for me to get somewhere with my writing is to spend time on it. To grind. One thing I think I need in the short-term is to work on things that don't have a deadline, that I can polish and can continue polishing indefinitely. I don't know where the best places to find those opportunities are. Maybe most importantly, I'm simply carving out time to write. I'm not going to attach rules to what I write. I just need to make it a daily exercise. I tried to work on an article through textbroker.com, but it was awful. It wanted all these keywords that didn't make any sense and they were only paying $7 for a 500-word article. I had already read that their pay rates were bad, but it's so much worse than I could have expected. I'm coming up with a schedule for when I'm going to write, to maximize my time as much as possible. I don't think I can insert a table here. I'm not setting a...

Though today’s politicians show little interest in addressing the ongoing climate crisis, the impetus for progress toward a healthier planet might be more attainable than ever. Despite the failings of their predecessors, a growing number of young leaders have vowed to take action. Like other members of their generation, they have shown a willingness to make sacrifices for collective progress, including when it comes to protecting and preserving the environment. Along with more conventional political strategies, direct action has grown more practical and pragmatic than ever. If the Black Lives Matter movement has shown evidence of anything, it’s that mass street action yields results. The majority of the country finally seems poised to address the centuries-long injustices faced by black men and women, while protests have also inspired a desire to resolve other urgent issues. Just as the plight of marginalized groups needs immediate redress, so too does the unjust treatment of the plane...