| Mar 1, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyIt’s terrifying when your dystopian nightmares begin to come true. Donald Trump is consolidating a circle of extremist advisers. Hardline restrictions on immigration are going up, regulations on Wall Street are tumbling down, and ordinary Americans can no longer agree...
| | Rights / DemocracyMost of us know folks who owe everything they have in life to education. That explains, I suspect, why we nod in agreement whenever we hear somebody describe education as the ultimate antidote to inequality. Education certainly can serve as a brake on our widening...
| | Rights / DemocracyFor nearly half a century now, America’s middle-class working families have been pummeled by corporate greedmeisters and their political henchmen. Indeed, during the recession, the typical median-income family has lost 40 percent of their wealth. Haven’t...
| Feb 22, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyMaybe you’ve seen those Ancestry.com commercials pushing Americans to “discover their stories” by digging into their family histories. Millions of Americans find meaning from these searches. My mom’s one of them. She’s doing a deep dive...
| | Rights / DemocracyShortly after Donald Trump’s order to ban thousands of documented, vetted immigrants and refugees from our shores, crowds rushed to airports all over the country to protect those who’d just arrived. Soon after, crowds in Phoenix and other cities surrounded...
| | Rights / DemocracyOn February 15, Donald Trump’s first nominee to be secretary of labor, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his name from contention when it became clear that the Senate would vote him down. The next day, Trump selected Alexander Acosta, a new nominee who looks to fare better. Of...
