I was going to post something true-but-depressing (an easy thing to do these days!), but I'll save that for Saturday and instead post a round-up of my Part of the Solution posts from 2020.
Advice for Today and Every Day (January) — nine evidence-based guidelines for a "good life" from the Skeptical Inquirer.
One Less Shooting in Saint Paul (January) — well, that was short-lived, now that we've tied the city's all-time record for homicides. But the organization the story is about is still in existence and doing good work.
Eville Gorham, Hero (January)— about the "father" of acid rain research.
Finding Arash Kolahi, Remembering Parecon (February)
No More Runways (February) — about the fight against an additional runway at Heathrow Airport.
Rebirth (April) — thoughts from early in the pandemic.
Straw-Bale Houses (April) — just what it sounds like.
One Piece of Good News (May) — Minneapolis tenants organize and win the right to buy their homes from their slumlord.
The Equal Justice Initiative (June) — a great logo and identity program for a great organization.
It Can Be Done (July) — looking at the same street, 40 years apart.
Thank You, Andrew Benjamin (July) — a volunteer makes a difference.
Land Back (October) — thinking about ways to return land in the U.S. to indigenous peoples.
Bottles Up (October) — why can't we reuse bottles?
It's Not as Simple as I Thought, But There Is a Solution (November) — thinking about the idea of an Honor Tax and more on returning land to indigenous peoples, especially in light of the Line 3 pipeline approval.
Let's Go! Here's One Way (November) — a look at how little it would cost — relative to the Pentagon budget — to vastly improve transit in all of our major cities.
That's only 15 posts out of 365 days. Looking back over the most recent years, though, it's not much lower than average. I'm sorry I don't find more optimistic things to write about. If I were the type of person who made New Year's resolutions, I might consider that as one.
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