18 Nov, 2016
How to Scrap the Electoral College
“Sixteen years ago, as the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida transfixed the nation, the newly elected Senator Hillary Rodham...
16 Nov, 2016
A Nation Up for Grabs
“And so we are a nation up for grabs. Racist populism trounces . . . uh, trumps . . ....
16 Nov, 2016
The Trump Team: Loyal and Dangerous
“Personnel appointments provide a useful glimpse into what policy will be. Senior-level appointees are the policy shapers…” Mel Gurtov Published...
15 Nov, 2016
Did Trump Voters Know That They Were Voting for White Nationalism?
“Amid the head-scratching about how Trump got elected, there are a number of theories being presented. Obama thinks that Trump...
15 Nov, 2016
Demographics may favor Democrats – someday
“For years, researchers have predicted that changing U.S. demographics — the rising tide of Hispanics, blacks, Asians, Pacific islanders, city-dwellers…”...
14 Nov, 2016
No fly, safe and humanitarian zones – in the United States, not Syria
“The slaughter in Syria, with its terrible consequences in that country, the region and worldwide, demands urgent action to end...
14 Nov, 2016
The High Calling of Teaching
“Post-election shock has invited many of us to look within. What might have been our own role in this extraordinary...
13 Nov, 2016
No
“Is Donald Trump a Hitler nouveau? Probably not. Still, in this time of preparing a switch from mild, articulate…” Tom...
10 Nov, 2016
Patriarchy’s Last Stand
“The future is (still) female. The bumper sticker and T-shirt that have long energized women and girls, and many male...
10 Nov, 2016
Our worst nightmare has come to pass
“The American people voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by about 225,000 votes. But Trump was right: the system...
10 Nov, 2016
These are strange days
“What is happening to America? The Trump-Pence jolt throws a weird uncertainty over the future.” James A. Haught Published in:...
6 Nov, 2016
Open letter to our new President-Elect
“Dear President-Elect, Today you are elected to lead this great nation. The campaign season is over…” Al Jubitz Published in:...
6 Nov, 2016
Taking a Stand at Standing Rock
“Like millions of other concerned people, I’ve followed the standoff at the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota for...
4 Nov, 2016
The Kapp Putsch and Modern Memory
“On March 13, 1920, right-wing elements of German society along with some military units, particularly the Freikorps, or volunteer corps,...
4 Nov, 2016
Threats and “Strategic Patience” haven’t worked with North Korea, let’s try serious diplomacy
“Last week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper surprisingly told a House Intelligence Committee that getting North Korea to give...