Rights and Democracy
Trump’s Phony Populism on Military Spending
There’s a lot of misdirection going on these days. Anybody whose head hasn't been spinning over the last couple of weeks has probably been in a nice news blackout somewhere. We’ll all need some strategies if we're going to stay sane. One is making sure that in the...
Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Would Leave All of Us Vulnerable
One of the primary purposes of the U.S. Constitution is to establish justice. It’s right there in the opening words: "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice…" It’s our Supreme Court that has the responsibility of safeguarding our...
Authoritarian Bumbling
The real story of the Trump administration to date isn't about any one policy. It's about Trump and a small group of insiders throwing their weight around — and incompetently at that. That should concern everyone who cares about the Constitution and the rule of law —...
It’s 1984 in Trumplandia
Tromp-tromp-tromp — troops are marching to battles. Boom-boom-boom — bombs are blowing up communities. Whoooosh — poisonous gas is being released. Forget Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan — this is Trump’s War. Our bellicose commander in chief is at war in the homeland,...
Constitutional Government. Sad!
Don’t Play Into Trump’s Hands on the Muslim Ban
I'm a Muslim woman and a social justice advocate. I'm terrified, heartbroken, and outraged by Donald Trump's "Muslim ban." As I watched administrative chaos and rapidly organized protests unfold at airports all over America, I was overwhelmed with messages from...
America’s Construction Carnage
Try this the next time you find yourself standing on a Wall Street corner. Ask the first power suit you see why Wall Street’s finest deserve to be making $25 billion in bonuses a year. Wall Streeters actually have a ready response for impertinent questions like this:...
Uncle Sam Wants… Your Social Security Check
Uncle Sam wants you! Not the Uncle Sam who’s the symbolic caricature of our country, but Sam Johnson. Although he’s been a member of Congress for more than a quarter of a century, you've probably never heard of him. Johnson's been what’s known in legislative circles...
You’re Fired!
The Trouble with Trump’s ‘Alternative Facts’
About an hour after Donald Trump was sworn in, I was having lunch with my wife and our five-month-old. As we picked at our food outside my office in D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood, groups of tourists trickled by in Trump regalia. Early the next morning, as I dumped...
