Sophie Vershbow
By Sophie Vershbow
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Opinion ‘Please let it be a migraine’ – chronic illness is the age of COVID-19
A dull ache creeps into my neck, working its way down my back, spreading rapidly through my limbs until they’re heavy and useless. Next comes a sharp pain directly between my eyes, burrowing into the depths of my skull as if trying to drill straight through the bone. I yearn for the cool burn of…
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Opinion Elizabeth Warren Just Took New York By Storm – With Jewish History
Last night, thousands of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to hear Senator Elizabeth Warren campaign for the democratic nomination. The crowd was electric, filled with hope as we took a one-night respite from Trump’s antics. The scene from Elizabeth Warren’s speech on corruption at NYC’s Washington Square Park pic.twitter.com/wEaKte0gU5 — Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou (@misyrlena)…
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