With stakes so high, challenging our Democratic establishment ‘extremists’ and cultural elites is a start.
Race & Ethnicity
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Raised Voices, Raised Fists
Black athletes are uplifted for their talent but denigrated for speaking out. Still some are compelled to bear that burden.
Posted inBooks
Nonviolence From a Military Angle
A new history of the civil rights movement gets a lot right but falls short in trying to reframe the story.
Posted inTransportation
Fare or Free?
Fare evasion and stepped-up enforcement reignite the debate on fareless transit. If going fare-free is the answer, then the question is: Who pays?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Brothers From Another Planet
Kanye West, Herschel Walker seem pleased with the Pandora’s box of horrors they’ve opened. But when mental health comes into play, this game becomes far more insidious.
Posted inWorking in America
A New Union Rises in the South
The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail, and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Criminal Justice Reformers Did Well on Election Day
The Republican plan to win the midterms on racist crime messaging failed miserably.
Posted inPolitics
Still Democracy’s Death Watch
Saving democracy does not resonate when the forces of reaction are gearing up for the next offensive.
Posted inPolitics
Dems Snatch Up Colorado’s Toughest Race
A Latina pediatrician running on protecting abortion rights, creating renewable-energy jobs, and expanding health care access beats a former state secessionist.
Posted inPolitics
The House Democratic Leadership Race
Do Democrats really want their next leader to be compromised and corporate?
