Recent efforts in Ukraine…What is Putin thinking? By Ned Shapiro ’25

Since February 2022, we’ve been hearing about Russia’s full scale invasion into the Eastern banks of Ukraine. However, this war has been going on for much longer. Since February 2014 (8 years ago) Russia has been fighting Ukraine, with the United States sending twenty-one billion in foreign aid to Ukraine.  Russia’s grudge against Ukraine began …

Putting the Ukraine Refugee Crisis Into Perspective

Imagine if 21 new students suddenly appeared on Thacher’s campus, arriving in various states of distress. They have just lost everything they own, including their houses, and perhaps witnessed the deaths of loved ones in acts of terrible violence. The Thacher community would take them in, but, of course this would require a lot of …

I saw Uighurs sharing music & laughing — amid much pain

Curious about my family’s roots, I visited a remote region of China where minority Uighurs celebrated and laughed despite repression and a pandemic. Originally published on News Decoder November 29, 2021. Uighur Women in Procession at Sunrise, Kashgar, July 2021 (All photos by Li Keira Yin) I took these photos on a visit earlier this …

Is Ten Percent Democracy?

Governor Gavin Newsom took office in a landslide victory in the 2018 California gubernatorial election. While the Newsom team expected to prepare for reelection in four years, they quickly had to adjust their focus to combat a recall referendum last September.  The recall effort gained momentum last year over allegations that Newsom mishandled the state …

Journalism with Consequences

In light of the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s Turkey consulate, questions regarding the journalist’s death and its impacts on US-Saudi relations have captured the headlines of nearly every major news source. What has grabbed my attention the most, however, has been a question that I find profoundly relevant …

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Erin Blankenship CdeP 2000 on Planning the Highest Elevation Soccer Game in History to promote equality for female athletes.

Views from Wiscasset: Correspondence from Chewonki

Chewonki's icy temperatures, outdoor excursions, and messy cabins are no match for Thacher's Annie Langan.

Alumna Response to ‘Why Don’t I Have Any Time?’

by Meredith (Bressie) Herrenbruck CdeP 1994 I want to thank you for this article and it is a great question. In asking the question you more likely to find the answer. The current information I am reading that you received from the teachers perspective is: give opportunities to experience, think and grow but not too …

A Guide to Staying Politically Active in Thacher’s Isolated Community

by Malena Solin With today’s headlines highlighting the changes to the United States since the presidential election, the motivation of people to stand up for their beliefs is increasing all over the country. At Thacher, in our isolated community, many students face the struggle of how to make their voices heard to the outside world. Thacher …