Take time out from presidential politics to urge elected officials to vote for Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act Strange as it might seem, we can predict genocides and other atrocities … Continue reading →
The U.S. Supreme Court, with one vacant seat, heard oral arguments on Wednesday in what is widely believed to be the most consequential reproductive rights case since Roe v. Wade, … Continue reading →
ho chi minh in prison took to chanting poems said, what else is there no mattress, paper blanket alone in a cell i can only turn around … Continue reading →
What Trumpism Means for Democracy Whether or not Donald Trump ultimately succeeds in winning the White House, historians are likely to rank him as the most consequential presidential candidate of … Continue reading →
I didn’t want to get involved. Not ever again. I came up, politically, in the age of anti-Vietnam war protests and going door-to-door to end the proliferation of nuclear power … Continue reading →
Whether squatting, standing, or stomping to some mossy memory on the radio, the knee takes the brunt. A heart may pump a million barrels of blood in a life, enough … Continue reading →
Cooking for a group of people on restricted diets: Legumes cooked with fresh greens are a traditional favorite that has versions in every culture. Commonly referred to as “beans and … Continue reading →
The Texas primary is held today. I know what’s coming. A lot of friends will ask, with the best of intentions, questions that begin, “John, you lived in Texas. Why … Continue reading →
Child, when you’re sad put on your blue shoes. You know that Mama loves you lollipops and Daddy still has a job to lose. So put on a party hat. … Continue reading →