Nadine Smith

Dec 12, 2024 | watermarkonline.com | Nadine Smith

“Simply managing the old order will not lead to a new future. Offering charity without transformation will not bring beloved community any closer. We need a new social order where the most vulnerable are centered — that will bring our collective liberation.” –Rev. Andy OliverRev. Andy Oliver stands out in 2024 for his bold commitment to building a world where everyone, no matter who they are, feels welcome and safe.

Oct 4, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Nadine Smith

Professional wrestling has often been a family business. In Texas, the sport’s history is synonymous with clans like the Funks, the Von Erichs, and the Guerreros. But few surnames in wrestling history come with a legacy as Texas-sized as Rhodes. To fans across the globe, Austin native Dusty Rhodes was the American Dream, the blue-collar son of a plumber with the slickest tongue in the state, if not the entire wrestling world.

Jul 18, 2024 | wmnf.org | Nadine Smith

On this episode of Wide Awake America, host Nadine Smith interviews Marci Shore, Yale University professor and author of The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution. Marcy discusses the 2013-2014 Ukrainian protests, known as the Revolution of Dignity, that led to Ukraine’s decisive break from Russian influence. Marci shares insights from her book, making the complex history of Eastern Europe accessible and relatable.

Jul 18, 2024 | outsfl.com | Nadine Smith

Another Mass Shooting Should Not Silence Us; Quite The Opposite | OpinionIt is difficult to calibrate emotionally to the shooting at the Trump rally that left one dead, others injured, and the GOP nominee bleeding from a bullet-grazed ear. On one hand, it portends something ominous, a further rupture in the societal fabric, a horrifying severing of more ties that bind us as a country.

Jun 28, 2024 | commondreams.org | Nadine Smith

Out of touch politicians across the nation have spent years ramping up increasingly meant to curry favor with a small but vocal contingent of extremists among their base. But as we celebrate Pride month, there are growing signs that Americans are losing patience with their obsession with ideological culture wars rather than improving the lives of hard-working families. Nowhere is this more clear than the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ political attacks in recent years.