18 Nov, 2016
Democracy is not demonization
“I am a Muslim-American and a peacebuilder. In the aftermath of a polarizing election season, the victory of President-elect Donald...
18 Nov, 2016
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...
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
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...
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:...
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,...
31 Oct, 2016
If Trump Is Defeated It Is Because of the Progressive Majority
“The Dickens opening to The Tale of Two Cities—it was the best of times and the worst of times– continues...
30 Oct, 2016
Supremes, the Senate and the Dirty Donalds, Segretti to Trump
“OK, the Republicans said when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away late last winter, we are not going to...
30 Oct, 2016
Republicans have but two choices
“To cut to the chase: Republican politicians and party leaders have two options and only two.” Gordon Fellman Published in:...
28 Oct, 2016
Voting Against Peace in Colombia
“Those of us who study how to end wars rather than find new ways to prosecute them must be stunned,...
24 Oct, 2016
The Tragedy in Yeme
“Imagine if the Islamic Republic of Iran, complaining that its regional rival Saudi Arabia was meddling in a neighbor’s politics...