Caroline Orr: “How do you sleep at night?”– Former NFL player schools head of Trump’s diversity coalition
The head of Donald Trump’s “diversity coalition” got righteously schooled Sunday afternoon when he tried to defend Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment rights of NFL players. The controversy started … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: DACA, white people, Offenbach and the flag(s)
This morning, I took down my American flag. I always fly the flag for holidays and such. I like the flag. For one thing, I think it’s pretty, a bit … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Six characteristics of stand-up comedy that define Donald Trump’s rhetorical style
Trump acts and talks like a stand-up comic, but the joke is on the American people At first listen, Donald Trump’s speaking style when he eschews the teleprompter seems chaotically … Continue reading
Marcelo Rochabrun: The Trump Administration Plans to End a Refugee Program for Children
Minors from violence-plagued El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will no longer be permitted to reunite with their parents in the United States. The Trump administration plans to stop accepting refugee … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: The Fall Weather
The first chill of autumn is threading its way through the trees, like a brown yarn among the dense green flags. It’s exhilarating. I’m happy. I don’t care how many … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Teddy Roosevelt and Donald Trump
“Teddy Roosevelt spoke softly and carried a big stick; Donald Trump speaks loudly and carries a big schtick.” — Michael R. Burch Since the election pundits have from time to … Continue reading
Judith A. Brice: Call Me Simple
A Poem in honor of Serge Kovaleski1 You may shoot me with your words… But still, like air, I’ll rise… — Maya Angelou . Call me simple, crippled, a gimp— … Continue reading
Abby Zimet: Man Made Borders On This Earth
Last Wednesday, 31-year-old Alonso Guillén, a Lufkin, Texas Dreamer, construction worker and weekend disc jockey known as DJ Ocho, left work with two friends and a small borrowed boat, driving … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Diseases of Despair
The opioid crisis, the frequent mass shootings, the rising rates of suicide, especially among middle-aged white males, the morbid obesity, the obsession with gambling, the investment of our emotional and … Continue reading
Janine Jackson: Before Trump Pardoned Him, Arpaio Was Promoted by Media
There’s a great deal to be said about Donald Trump’s pardon for Joe Arpaio, the racist former sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County, found guilty of criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a … Continue reading
Marcelo Rochabrun: Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants?
With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained — and now fear losing — from the program. Marco Guajardo … Continue reading
Jose Padua: To the Trump Supporter Who Called Me and My Kids Dirtbags
Because I try to respond to racism and ignorance with something positive, intelligent, and sophisticated, and because I always try to set a good example for my children, but mostly … Continue reading
John Atcheson: The Long Game For Progressives
Resistance, while necessary, is merely reactive. Progressives need to start being proactive. Conservatives navigate using a polestar; Democrats steer by their hood ornament. As a result, conservatives set the agenda, … Continue reading
Matthew Chapman: UN Issues Rare Warning about Racism in America
A United Nations committee on racism flagged America for a rare formal warning usually reserved for developing nations experiencing ethnic violence. Despite Donald Trump’s campaign promises to restore international respect … Continue reading
