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Two Parties: Two Countries
Democrats were, for many years, a party that fought against civil rights for African Americans where they were denied them in the American South under the racist Jim Crow system. When I was a boy, back in the 1950s and ‘60s, the Democrats…
US Embraced Chinese Conformity But Strikes & Vaccine Mandates Revive American Rebellious Spirit
COMMENTARY - The Southwest strike has given me renewed hope that Americans have not become complete doormats. In recent times as a society…
We’re Finally Decreasing Child Poverty. Let’s Not Blow It.
CHILD POVERTY - American families have struggled for decades to make ends meet with stagnant wages and a decimated social safety net. The U…
Climate Journalism Is Coming of Age
CLIMATE WATCH - It's taken too long, but the mainstream media—finally and haltingly—seems to be realizing that the climate crisis is a stor…
100 Students Walk Out After Girl Gets Suspended For Defending Gay Friend From Violent Bullies
LGBTQ NATION - Over a hundred students held a walk out at a high school in Missouri in support of a gay student who has faced constant bull…
Exasperated Psaki tells far-right reporter “there’s no reason to yell” about Hunter Biden
WH PRESS CORP - White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had to tell a far-right reporter to stop yelling about a conspiracy theory during the…
Senate Must Pass Voting Rights Reform So States Can Protect Democracy
DEMOCRACY & JUSTICE - On Tuesday, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancem…
Improve Democracy: Dump the Electoral College
PEACE VOICE - Conventional wisdom tells schoolchildren that the US was the first modern democracy, modeled to some degree after the Greek e…
This dad walked in on his son putting on make-up. His unexpected reaction will warm your heart.
LGBTQ NATION - A heartwarming video has gone viral for showing a father embracing his son after he discovers his son putting on makeup. Th…
Big Money's War on the Build Back Better Plan
ECONOMY WATCH - Right now, corporations and the ultra-rich are spending millions to derail President Biden’s Build Back Better plan.
Your Body My Choice?
PEACE VOICE-In the first few weeks of class I usually ask students: can you think of any part of your daily life that is not regulated?
The Glendale Dump Wars
COMMENTARY-Big garbage is big money, and for decades the City of Glendale has been profiting from a dump that overlooks the community of Ea…
The Real Story Behind the Military in Afghanistan. Uh Oh.
COMMENTARY-Reports of generals testifying before Congress that Biden withdrew the military from Afghanistan faster than they had recommende…
Budget Reconciliation Could Provide Path to Citizenship for Millions of Immigrants
IMMIGRATION WATCH - Susie Lujano, 28, envisions herself living in Houston forever with her soon-to-be husband and the child they’re expecti…
GOP Suicide Bombers Threaten Debt-Ceiling Sabotage of US Economy
FINANCIAL MELTDOWN - Mitch McConnell just had Republicans in the Senate declare a filibuster against a simple piece of legislation that wou…
Donald J. Trump: Traitor
THE COUP ATTEMPT - “There is an unfolding assault taking place in America today,” President Biden said in Philadelphia on July 13. “An att…
Gunfighter Nation Meets Haitian Migrants
IMMIGRATION WATCH - On the cover of Richard Slotkin’s classic study Gunfighter Nation’s 1998 edition is a painting depicting cowboys fighti…
Ranch Covidians: The Deep State Is Infiltrating Your Daily Greens and We Are Doomed
COVIDIOT WATCH - Despite the apparent existence of a free, handy, plentiful vaccine that can keep you alive, right-wing anti-vaxx buffooner…
California’s Recall Was Worth Every Penny
CONNECTING CALIFORNIA - It’s hard to think of a better bargain in our high-cost state than the failed recall election against Gov. Gavin Ne…
To CA Bar: Investigate Santa Monica's Interim City Atty George Cardona Before He Becomes Chief Trial Counsel
VOICES-To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to express my concerns regarding the news of the State of California Bar appointing George Card…
