6 Sep, 2016
Protest and Disrespect: America in Black and White
“This country was built on protest, or so we are told. Americans fight for what is right, to correct injustices...
2 Sep, 2016
Don’t elect tax and spend politicians
“What is the new frame for Republican Senate candidates? In Arizona, John McCain claims that once Clinton is elected…” Tom...
31 Aug, 2016
None of the Above
“Western civilization has entered the long-predicted Secular Age when the power of religion over society gradually recedes. Europe started” James...
30 Aug, 2016
What’s Really Behind the Election
“You don’t have to be a poet to breathe new possibilities into an old, familiar metaphor. Recently, for example, author...
27 Aug, 2016
Does the Democratic Party Have a Progressive Platform–and Does It Matter?
“Shortly after the Democratic Party’s platform committee concluded its deliberations this July, Bernie Sanders announced: “Thanks to the millions of...
27 Aug, 2016
Races about race
“His latest—telling African Americans that they are doing lousy so “what the hell have you got to lose?” is his...
26 Aug, 2016
The Sane Candidate: Which Representatives Will End the Endless Wars?
“”You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake,” said Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected...
24 Aug, 2016
Accountability: An Abandoned American Value
“If our cars fatally malfunctioned as often as police officers shoot citizens, there would be a massive recall, pulling vehicles...
14 Aug, 2016
Dignity and Respect During an Election Year
“During election years, pent-up frustrations, simmering animosities, and the toxic legacy of countless hours of hate talk radio erupt from...
3 Aug, 2016
Reaching Beyond the Candidates
“What would it take to cause Hillary Clinton to distance herself from the newly launched bombing campaign in Libya? Or...
30 Jul, 2016
Who Will Speak for the Voiceless?
“The forest sways in ripples of green. Wind sends the dappled sunlight sparkling through the branches. These are the things...
29 Jul, 2016
Voting for Fear
“Watching the electoral cycle this year is like watching an old movie from a warped film reel with the sound...
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...