27 Jul, 2016
Beyond Drift
“It is hard to say which is more mesmerizing about our present cultural moment, the blustering neo-fascism of Donald Trump,...
27 Jul, 2016
Slavery, War and Presidential Politics
“As I watched “unity” take hold of the Democratic Party this week, the believer in me wanted to be imbibe...
27 Jul, 2016
Thank you Bernie
“Bernie Sanders, over the past 15 months you have awakened our nation.” Robert F. Dodge, M.D. Published in: Sierra County...
22 Jul, 2016
Ready?
“So, let’s channel the cranky ghost of George Wallace as he justified his 1968 run for the presidency when he...
21 Jul, 2016
Volatile America
“In a flash I thought, oh God, the civil war has started. Then the headlines shifted and, for the moment,...
21 Jul, 2016
Why Black Lives Matter To Me
“There are deathbed conversions. I was there for one. The day before he died in 2003, I asked my grandfather...
20 Jul, 2016
Babel
“Writing used to be easy for me. Now, nothing seems easy. Leaning in, I just stare at the screen. Occasionally,...
19 Jul, 2016
Imagine
“With our daily news running to atrocity after tragedy, Americans are frightened and angry. Some are resonating with hate talk...
17 Jul, 2016
Nonviolent History: South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Boycott Begins July 15, 1985
“On July 15, 1985, South Africans in the Port Elizabeth Township began a boycott of white-owned businesses to undermine the...
17 Jul, 2016
The Superpowers Are Violent Powers
“If asked to identify the world’s superpowers today, most people would name the United States, Russia, and China. Although many...
16 Jul, 2016
Refusing the “New Normal”
“It has been a rough few weeks, to say the least. Philando Castile, killed by police during a traffic stop,...
16 Jul, 2016
Many States Out of Step with the Constitution on the Use of Force by Police
“Recently, President Obama held a town hall meeting to address the growing tension between minority communities and police forces after...
15 Jul, 2016
China’s Bad Day in Court
“As had been widely expected, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea...
15 Jul, 2016
Surrealpolitik
“Donald Trump is for war and against war, for gun control and against gun control, pro-life and pro-choice, for politicians...
14 Jul, 2016
The God of War
“There’s Mars, the god of war, perched in a parking garage in Dallas, annihilating the enemy with utter impunity. Mars,...