3 Jul, 2020
Matriots
“We are in another time of the superpatriot, the true believers in obedience to the Commander-in-Chief, to every armed agent...
3 Jul, 2020
The Language of Vote Suppression
“There are many ways to suppress a vote. If you’ve followed elections in various states over the past two years,...
3 Jul, 2020
The Farce of July
““We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator...
2 Jul, 2020
History of a Crime
“In 1906, Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle ignited a firestorm in the United States. A fictionalized account of the life...
2 Jul, 2020
Is the nation opening its soul?
“Topple a few statues, remove some iconic names from American institutions . . . and the ghosts of the past...
1 Jul, 2020
Fresh Perspectives on Global Security
“When world leaders discuss global affairs, the term we hear repeatedly is “security.” They tell us that our government is...
30 Jun, 2020
Hey Congress, Move the Money
“The past month’s activism has changed a great deal. One thing it’s helped with is brushing aside the tired old...
29 Jun, 2020
Militarism
“With the horrific police lynching of George Floyd, militarism has been freshly perceived as a universal affliction, a planetary tragedy…”...
27 Jun, 2020
What Do Americans Know—and Want to Know—about Palestine?
“The Palestinians have continued to refuse to just simply sit down and enter into negotiation based on President Trump’s Vision...
26 Jun, 2020
Battleground States
“The time for manufacturing of weapons of war has passed as a viable industry for our nation, despite the way...
25 Jun, 2020
Conservatives lose – and lose – and lose
“This month’s Supreme Court decree that gays cannot be fired from jobs simply because they’re gay is a solid blow...
24 Jun, 2020
Seattle’s cauldron of possibility
“Maybe CHOP won’t last, but something is changing. Our national groupthink, as maintained with such stalwart certainty over the last...
24 Jun, 2020
Banana Republic or Constitutional Democracy? The US Military May Decide
“Donald Trump’s appearance at the West Point graduation ceremonies a few weeks ago reminded some observers of the Class of...
22 Jun, 2020
Why “Libtard” is Lazy and Offensive
“Having spent some time perusing social media in the last few weeks, I am appalled at the words some will...
21 Jun, 2020
Lives and Statues
“Two letters appeared in my local newspaper on Saturday, in response to the recent protests around the African American…” Abraham...