Rights and Democracy
Essential Business
A man has a right to defend his castle (and TP stash).
This Pandemic Can Bring Us Together
The actual disease of our country is not a pathogen, but the widening separation of rich elites from the rest of us.
Wash Your Hands — If You Have Water
Americans are going to need a lot of help in the coming months. Ending water shutoffs — permanently — is the least cities can do.
Coronavirus Proves It: We Need Medicare for All
Health care rationing isn’t what awaits us in a single-payer system. It’s happening now in our failed for-profit system.
The Opposite of Progressivism? Pessimism
Polls show broad support for progressive ideas. So why aren’t more progressives voting for them?
We’re All in This Together
Why we can’t be okay with other people bearing the brunt of a pandemic or recession.
Money In Politics Is a Civil Rights Issue
Less than 1 percent of the population provides most of America’s campaign funds. It looks nothing like the rest of us.
Coronavirus and the ‘Shock Doctrine’
Powerful interests used the Great Recession to hardwire more inequality into our system. This time, let’s do the opposite.
To Fight Coronavirus, Fight Poverty
Americans aren’t stocking up on toilet paper because we fear a virus. It’s because we fear our system won’t protect us.
If Someone Says You’ve Hurt Them, Believe Them
Some lessons from a time when I got it wrong.