A Citizen’s Guide to the Upcoming Conventions
Our two major political parties no longer nominate people to be president. Candidates choose themselves, they run in primaries, and the winners of the primaries become the parties’ nominees.
Our Ukraine wake-up call
We are so much more interconnected than we care to acknowledge and, with that in mind, we need new norms and protections in place of those that have led us to this point on an all-too-new and dangerous planet.
Radical Momentum: Two Complementary Visions for the Future of Black Lives Matter
It’s not enough for those of us on the left to be perennial critics. We must be brave enough put forward our ideas
From carpet to clean air: It’s time for California to stand up for environmental...
Our representatives should uplift our health and quality of life not in words, but with action.
It’s Rigged: Takes One to Know One
Increasing skepticism of the U.S. government can either lead to ugly conspiracy theorizing, or fuel a movement to bend the status quo.
Ode to George Santos – and the sinister shyster sweepstakes
Is Donald now bursting with envy,/ Upstaged by Santos’ lying frenzy?
Trump is ignoring daily intelligence briefings, relying on ‘a number of sources’ instead
His spokeswoman thinks he is getting enough information through phone calls with world leaders.
This master framework—complexity vs. over-simplification—separates all serious debate from hokum
While those favoring complexity see foes as ignorant or wrongheaded, reductionists insist not only is “their truth” the only truth, but foes act from malice and bad faith.
A year with Trump
A president’s most fundamental legal and moral responsibility is to uphold and protect our system of government. Trump has degraded that system.
Jury awards 4 cents to family of man killed by sheriff’s deputy
“I think they were trying to insult the case,” the family’s lawyer, John Phillips, added. “Why go there with the $1? That was the hurtful part.”