Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 2
“Two Observations on Mapping:” ‘Geography,’ Gearóid Tuathail, Critical Geopolitics ‘The Likes of Which Nobody’s Ever Seen Before,’ Mary Susan Gast “No Normalization,” Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa, 24 September 2026 “Surely. . .” Claire J. Baker
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 4
“Banned Books Week 2026,” American Library Association “Books to Keep Me Warm,” Allan Anthony “Testimony,” Former President Barack Obama
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 9
“I Pray for My People,” D.L. Lang “Existential Threat,” C.S. Lewis ‘On Living in an Atomic Age’ “Shall I Compare Thee to a PSA?” Mary Susan Gast
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 11
“When We Vote,” Ilean Baltodano “Voting 2026: No Kings,” Indivisible “Let American Be America Again,” Langston Hughes
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 16
“2026 Nobel Peace Prize,” U.S. President Donald J. Trump & The Guardian “Public Execution Livestream,” Haley Britzky & Timothy Snyder “Doors of Experience,” Claire J. Baker
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 18
“I Am Tired of Waking Up to the Faces of Dead Children,” Johanna Ely “Asylum,” Mary Susan Gast “The Right to Seek Asylum,” United Nations Refugee Agency
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 23
“Vehement Voting Villanelle,” Natasha Dennerstein and Alameda Island Poets “Political Violence,” Jon Meacham “Strolling Into Autumn,” Claire J. Baker
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 25
“We Walk With Hope,” Ilean Baltodano “Putin Declared Humanitarian,” U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions, Steve Witkoff “Humanitarian Definition,” Cambridge Dictionary “Dedicated to a Lotus Flower,” Mary DeShaw
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – October 30
“Gardenias for Sarah,” Mary DeShaw “Lifelines,” Claire J. Baker “Tolling,” Mary Susan Gast