| Jul 26, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyThis summer, a heroic group of good samaritans rescued nine stranded swimmers at a Florida beach by forming a human chain. Initially, two young boys were stranded in the ocean by a rip current. As adults swam out to try to save them and couldn’t return to shore...
| Jul 19, 2017 | Environment / HealthThe Republicans have big plans for health care in this country: to eliminate coverage for millions of Americans while delivering a big tax cut to the rich. As someone who stands to benefit from that tax cut, let me just say: I don’t need it, and I don’t...
| | Rights / DemocracyGoing to college is a good thing, right? That’s at least what I was told as a kid, and what led me to get a college degree. I was the first one in my family to do so. Yet new public opinion polling shows most Republicans think colleges have a negative impact on the...
| | Peace / SecurityTensions between the U.S. and North Korea are at an all-time high — and continue to escalate following North Korea’s test of a missile that can supposedly reach Alaska. It’s still possible to turn down the heat with small steps that could lead to more...
