Controversy over the acquittal of Ammon Bundy's crew of federal-land occupiers, and talk among some Donald Trump supporters of “revolution” if he doesn't prevail in an allegedly “rigged” election, inspired me to write a brief opinion piece.

A slightly longer version, with additional illustrations, is at Medium.

The Huffington Post published the comments of "13 Fathers of Daughters," including several dads who mentioned their support for feminism and the advance of gender equality. 

My own reflections are excerpted at number 13.

UNICEF published a discouraging report on toxic air pollution afflicting hundreds of millions of the world's children in particular -- as conferees prepare to gather in Morocco to pursue implementation of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

Meanwhile, the already awful air quality in New Delhi has worsened due to a combination of seasonal weather conditions, Diwali holiday fireworks, and illegal burning of agricultural waste. 

My parents-in-law are among the Delhi residents enduring the pollution, which was an element of a spring 2016 account that followed my family's most recent visit there.

Sadly, civil rights lawyer Diane "Cookie" Polan recently died.

There will be a memorial service for Cookie Polan on Sunday, December 4 in the auditorium of a New Haven public school for which she was a strong advocate.  Donations may be made in her memory to the New Haven Legal Assistance Association or New Haven Reads.