| Jan 22, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyMark Twain spoke for me when he said: “I’m opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.” One danger that such wealth brings is that many who have it become blinded to those who don’t. Thus, the news that more...
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| Jan 20, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyRosa Parks became a powerful symbol of courage and defiance in the Civil Rights Movement by simply refusing to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back of the bus, as the racist culture of that time dictated she was supposed to do. Only, there was nothing...
| Jan 15, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyThis piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post. Three judges in D.C. just killed Net Neutrality. This could be the end of the Internet as we know it. But it doesn’t have to be. The big news: A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications...
| | Rights / DemocracyA new year brought a new mayor and new hope for progressive change to America’s largest city. “We are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said at his...
| Jan 14, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyPerhaps you thought the political world was finally safe from the dynamic duo of Rob Ford and Trey Radel. But no. Heeeere they come, rushing back into the limelight. Ford, the explosive Toronto mayor, became a global punch line last year after a video showed hizzoner...
