30 Dec, 2017
You want an infowar, fine
“OK, I’m just a peace guy. I am not an Alex “no-conspiracy-too-nutty-for-me” Jones (like Trump is, for godsakes)…” Tom H....
8 Sep, 2017
Democracy Insurance
“Here’s a basic rule of public policy: If a society wants a capability, it has to pay for it…” Hardy...
25 Jul, 2017
In Our America: Community Building 101
“As the night of Tuesday, November 8, began to go downhill, like many Americans, I felt stunned and sickened…” Ali...
19 Jul, 2017
TrumPutin moving forward, democracy declines
“As a child of the Cold War (born during the Korean War, learned to talk during the McCarthy Era, turned...
17 Jul, 2017
What is our experience of our flawed democracy?
“Last year, the Economist Intelligence Unit dropped its score for the U.S. from 8.05 to 7.98 (Above 8 is a...
6 Jun, 2017
Will “nones” make America more liberal?
“The steady retreat of religion in America may shift politics to the left…” James A. Haught Published in: Sierra County...
31 May, 2017
Strip and flip: Democracy in a cage
“The wound burst open in November. History, suddenly, could no longer be avoided. Reality could no longer be avoided…” Robert...
26 Mar, 2017
Can Our Social Institutions Catch Up With Advances in Science and Technology?
“H.G. Wells, one of the most prolific and prominent novelists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…” Lawrence Wittner...
7 Mar, 2017
Find the adults and get them in the room
“Trump attacks others, from the Pope to Gold Star families, on a routine basis, often based on no evidence, exaggerated...
14 Feb, 2017
The Honeymoon Is Over
“President Trump is often depicted as “unconventional” and his actions “unprecedented.” But his novelty exposes him and his administration to...
2 Feb, 2017
Alt-Right, Alt-Facts, Alternative American Reality
“President Trump has ushered in a new reality for America. His campaign showed us this reality is based on fake...
31 Jan, 2017
Bannon’s Coup
“Stephen K. Bannon, Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has been elevated to the Principals Committee of the National Security Council, the...
26 Jan, 2017
Reclaiming Our Democracy
“On Saturday, January 21, I joined somewhere between 300,000 and 500,000 people in downtown Los Angeles as the city made...
26 Jan, 2017
Inaugurating the Majori-Tea Party
“We marched in all 50 states. Several of the largest demonstrations were in the hundreds of thousands. In total, millions...
19 Jan, 2017
Guns Against Grizzlies at Schools or Peace Education as Resistance?
“The inauguration of a new President is looming and incoming administration officials like billionaire Betsy DeVos—Trump’s pick for Secretary of...