Anya Kamenetz

New York

Senior Advisor at The Aspen Institute

Contributor at Freelance

Writer at The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health

Generational justice. https://t.co/22wS0iG9Sf Latest book: The Stolen Year. https://t.co/Q5lBCstvp5 She/her. @anya1anya.bsky.social

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June 8: What Really Happened Last Week

2 weeks ago | thegoldenhour.substack.com | Anya Kamenetz

Hello friends. Welcome to my weekly paywalled news roundup!Don’t worry and please don‘t hit unsubscribe: my Friday essays will remain free for all. If you want to read this but can’t swing $5/month, simply pay what you CAN afford here and drop me a line so I can comp you! Copy this and send it to a friend who says they are “tuning out the news.”More of you are tuning IN each week!The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health is a reader-supported publication.
"We Are All Going To Die"

3 weeks ago | thegoldenhour.substack.com | Anya Kamenetz

Hello friends. I’m coming to you this week resourced and rested. I had a solid week away. I ate most of my meals outside, took lots of walks in the woods, hung out with the red efts (pictured), and got a start on my new book. The world, of course, kept turning, wildfire smoke drifted over New York City, and when I plugged back into the news, this thing happened which I can’t get out of my mind.
How Are the Kids Recovering From the Pandemic?

3 weeks ago | greatergood.berkeley.edu | Anya Kamenetz

Earlier this spring I got a desperate text from an 18 year old. She’s from one of the families I profiled in The Stolen Year, my 2022 book that documented the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on children. My young friend told me that she and her nine siblings were experiencing delays in their food stamps because of the Trump funding freeze. Then, her family’s power had been turned off for nonpayment. She contacted me for help, worried that what little food they had would go bad.
Midweek Bonus: This Helps: Connection Is The Cure

3 weeks ago | thegoldenhour.substack.com | Anya Kamenetz

Hello friends. As a special midweek bonus, I’m bringing you a conversation with a therapist—not my therapist, but it totally could have been! The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Recently I got a chance to record an episode of the This Helps podcast with Marlon Morgan.
A museum takes students on flights to the stars, but future trips are in question

3 weeks ago | southdakotasearchlight.com | Anya Kamenetz

by Anya Kamenetz, The Hechinger Report, South Dakota Searchlight June 2, 2025 HAYTI — “Are we actually in space?” The kindergartners of South Dakota’s Hamlin County are, in fact, in space. To be specific, they are on planet Earth, near the geographic center of North America, sitting crisscross applesauce inside an 11-foot-high inflatable planetarium set up in their school gym. The darkness is velvety. Childish whispers skitter around the dome like mice.
A South Dakota museum takes students on flights to the stars, but future trips are in question because of cuts from the Trump administration cuts

3 weeks ago | hechingerreport.org | Anya Kamenetz

HAYTI, S.D. — “Are we actually in space?” The kindergartners of South Dakota’s Hamlin County are, in fact, in space. To be specific, they are on planet Earth, near the geographic center of North America, sitting crisscross applesauce inside an 11-foot-high inflatable planetarium set up in their school gym. The darkness is velvety.
A museum takes students on flights to the stars. Future trips are in question

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Anya Kamenetz

HAYTI, S.D. - "Are we actually in space?"The kindergartners of South Dakota's Hamlin County are, in fact, in space. To be specific, they are on planet Earth, near the geographic center of North America, sitting crisscross applesauce inside an 11-foot-high inflatable planetarium set up in their school gym. The darkness is velvety. Childish whispers skitter around the dome like mice.
I Sold My Book!

4 weeks ago | thegoldenhour.substack.com | Anya Kamenetz

Hello friends. It’s your last chance to get a free subscription to when you upgrade to a paid subscription here. Ends May 31 so go now! The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health is a reader-supported publication. To get a free subscription to The Auntie Bulletin before tomorrow, become a paid subscriber now. Lisa Sibbett is knocking it out of the park every week with a combination of social commentary and practical advice for all of us who think deeply about kinship.
May 24: What really happened last week : Everything In the MAGA Murder Budget

1 month ago | thegoldenhour.substack.com | Anya Kamenetz

Hello friends. Welcome to my weekly paywalled news roundup. Don’t worry and please don‘t hit unsubscribe: my Friday essays will remain free for all. If you want to read this but can’t swing $5/month, simply pay what you CAN afford here and drop me a line so I can comp you!There is an insane amount of news as always, but I decided this week to focus on the bill that just passed the House. Some are calling it the #MAGAMurderBudget. This is the President’s entire legislative agenda.
Holding Up Pictures Of Dead Children At A Parade

1 month ago | thegoldenhour.substack.com | Anya Kamenetz

Hello friends. On Sunday, May 18, one of the most perfect days of the year thus far, a “Celebrate Israel Parade” marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City. Children in matching T-shirts danced to speakers on poles blaring music. A float from the Tel Aviv tourist bureau, with a billboard showing people relaxing on the beach. Jewish day schools. Orthodox synagogues. Organizations that support illegal settlements in the West Bank. A youth hockey league that observes Shabbat.

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