In time for National Poetry Month, Andrea Scarpino will do our next Share the Wealth on her new book of poetry, What the Willow Said as It Fell. Andrea shared with us in September 2014,…
Dear Chicago Friends, I will be in town on Saturday 21 May for a book reading and discussion of my recent novel Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine. Melissa Banerjee has kindly agreed to host us at her home:…
We will be sharing stories of living in the United States as Palestinians, experiences we have had in Palestine, and what the term Al-Nakba means to us. In sharing our stories we hope to spread…
“Every faculty, every nerve is bent on communicating a definite idea. Not one iota of energy is wasted in fear.” -Agnes de Mille This Sunday, I will share what I have learned on my journey…
I think Karl Marx would be a fan of sociology for the masses: no theorists, no jargon, no advanced education needed. So, there will be no name-dropping (outside of Marx, of course), no academic discussion,…
Dear Cincinnati Friends, Eileen McGrath Mosher and Brett Vimtrup are hosting a book reading and signing of my recent novel Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine on Saturday 2 April. We’ll gather at 6541 Loiswood Drive…
It’s a great time to be half-Greek and half-Syrian! Never has my heritage been so aligned with the headlines. One country is the poster child for global economic failure, the other for geopolitical failure. Every…
What is the first image in your mind when you hear the word, “disability”? Take that image and imagine that disability can touch people anywhere, at any time, without boundaries. It is a part of…
Hi, I’m Tony, and Share the Wealth this week will be me making a case for why quitting your job could help save the world. Yes, I may not know you, but more than 80%…
One of the most common companion images attached to the word “language,” other than “foreign,” is “barrier.” Playing to the myth of national unity, American culture in many ways discourages the learning of languages other…