| Jan 20, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyJanuary 22 marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. That ruling has been called the most significant of the 20th century. Certainly it was the most significant for women. The case was...
| Jan 9, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyI was three weeks away from taking the Law School Admissions Test in 2004 when I was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. I hadn’t hurt anyone or vandalized any property. In fact, the indictment didn’t allege that I’d committed any...
| | Rights / DemocracyYet another Republican ABM (Anybody But Mitt) candidate has experienced failure to launch. The Newt Gingrich rocket that seemed oh-so-formidable just a few weeks ago didn’t survive an avalanche of negative ads financed by stealth Romney money in Iowa. It crashed...
| | Rights / DemocracyIt’s a new year, at last. I say “at last” because 2011 was a rough ride, politically. Here’s a summary of the bigger bumps: non-stop Congressional gridlock, Donnie Trump’s short-lived presidential candidacy, the working-class depression,...
| Jan 2, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMariela Obregon Chavarria hoped to return to her native country of Nicaragua one day, but arriving in handcuffs and escorted by security officers wasn’t what she had in mind. After seven years living and working in the United States, Mariela was arrested and...
| | Rights / DemocracyOnce upon a time, America professed to believe in a strong public education system. While we still talk about public education as the great equalizer that can offer a pathway out of poverty, the nation is falling far short in assuring millions of poor children,...
