Debra Efroymson

The importance of government policy, not just individual motivation, for health becomes evident when we consider the behaviours needed for a person to stay healthy.

Let’s shape the future in partnership with, rather than in destruction of, our local economy and local communities.

Cycling infrastructure is far less expensive to build than roads, flyovers, elevated expressways, and parking garages for cars.

We complain endlessly about problems, but are adamant in our belief that nothing better is possible.

I would love to believe that I’m just having a severe reaction to dust, or that it’s all normal seasonal illness, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Why is it possible to manufacture and advertise a car that goes faster than the maximum allowable speed?

The devastation is already here and now; the longer we wait, the greater and sooner the future damage

In some neighbourhoods, when the power goes out, people emerge from their apartments and socialise.

Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that “traffic was particularly bad today,” I could have retired already

The crises we face are terrifying. And yet I can still imagine an infinitely better life that would solve many of our problems.

People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.

Our craze to build and pave has led us to create cities of concrete and asphalt. Canals and wetlands are paved over.

People tend to believe in progress. As the decades advance, we become more civilised. We expand important freedoms, like voting rights. Except that time and time again, some events prove otherwise.

It is difficult these days to go anywhere or do anything without thinking or hearing about inflation – what is less obvious is what to do about it.

Even the children who have never had a shooting at their own school are not free from the damage.

Funny how this question often preempts concern about the health of mother and baby. Why are we so obsessed with a baby’s gender?

The other day, a Dutch friend of mine and I were having lunch when I mentioned how chaotic I’d heard the Dhaka airport was now.

The eyes of the world are on Ukraine as its citizens fight to uphold their democracy in the face of Russian aggression. But how many people are aware that American democracy is similarly under grave threat?

After two years, it is no wonder that people are fed up with the changes the Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted on us.