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Mr. Z. found some nineteenth-century documents in his late mother’s files. Most of these documents were about ownership of land. The document pictured here is from 1837, signed by President Martin Van Buren. Ownership is serious business. I “own” some “big” things–but really, don’t banks own them, and charge me a monthly fee for [...]
In June 2010, I and about ten other people gathered in a friend’s living room to talk about starting an online community to support survivors of sexual abuse, rape, and domestic violence. I was meeting many of the people there for the first time, and I told them that I was there because I [...]
