I’m supposed to be blogging about the lack of healthy, nutritious foods available in poor- often minority- neighborhoods and the negative health consequences- obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.- that accompany them. That was my plan when I woke up this morning, anyway. But I can’t get the image of her out of my mind: her eyes so swollen they appear shut even though [...]

I took my seat, buckled my belt and watched intently as the young white man in the smart blue uniform with eyes to match stood in the middle of the aisle and began to wave his arms with purpose towards the exits in front and in back of me.  I was a captive audience.  Accustomed to airplane travel, I generally tune out the pre-flight show that flight attendants like to put on right before [...]