The Indypendent
Karen Malpede
When the Victim Becomes the Survivor
Sexual violence so extreme it confounds imagination is the subject of two of the best-selling books on the planet. Women are hungry for such stories, perhaps, because there is hardly a woman alive who does not think: “That could have been me.” Or, “That might have been my daughter.”
The Park Slope Food Co-op Boycott Vote Emerged from Our History of Creating a More Just World
A longtime member of the Coop describes how it has evolved over the decades from a funky countercultural space to a modern grocery store while maintaining a social justice mission that now includes Palestine.
Reclaiming Mothers as Antidote to the Epstein Class
The Greek myth of a goddess and her kidnapped daughter shows us the path forward
“Fucking Bitch”: Renee Good’s Murder Is a Pure Expression of Patriarchy’s Abuse of Women
This is the opening of a longer essay tracing the sacrifice of women from the ancient Greeks to Jeffery Epstein and beyond. And discussing women’s roles as resisters, as bearers of life and bringers of food, from the ancient Greeks to the current interconnected ecofeminist and LGBT+ movements.
Mourning the Love of One’s Life
Playwright Karen Malpede lost her husband George Bartinieff, co-founder of Theatre for a New City, in July.
Alone Together: Looking Back on One Year in Pandemic
Amid a year of loss and disruption, old resentments gave way to a sense of gratitude for all that I have enjoyed in this life and the days my husband and I still have ahead of us.
I’ve Survived the COVID Pandemic. So Far. Now What?
As playwright Karen Malpede emerges from lockdown, she reflects on the meaning of life and creativity in an age of systems collapse.
The Final Act: How We Can Learn To Face Our Deaths With Clarity And Compassion
Those of us who have lived seven decades or more can set an example by approaching death openly, with curiosity, even with hope.