Rights and Democracy
Starving Kids Won’t Help Them Study
Instead of looking at the real reasons students struggle, one Arkansas lawmaker wants to deny them school lunch funding.
Hate Crimes: One Lie, Many Truths
Jussie Smollett may have lied, but real hate crimes and harassment are on the rise. I’ve lived through it myself.
Rising Sun
Can Bernie send “Count Trumpula” back to the shadows?
In the Battle Against Opioids, Saving Lives Needs to Come First
Safe injection sites and medication-assisted treatment may be controversial, but they work. We need them now.
We Need a New Standard for When Politicians Should Step Down
If you can’t humble yourself to consider the feelings of those you’ve harmed, you can’t remain in office.
What War Films Never Show You
I treated wounded GIs from Vietnam. I saw carnage that seldom makes its way into harrowing war stories like “They Shall Not Grow Old.”
There’s an Emergency (at Mar-a-Lago)
Undocumented workers everywhere. And they’re… working!
Immigrants Aren’t the Emergency
Communities like mine, in small-town Michigan, are told to blame immigrants when unchecked capitalism hurts us. We don’t buy it.
Foxconn Bilked Wisconsin and the GOP Helped
After pocketing a huge taxpayer bribe from former Gov. Scott Walker, the manufacturer all but canceled plans to build a factory in the state.
Freedom for All Begins with Freedom for the Most Marginalized
During Black History Month, we celebrate the legacies of those who learned what it truly means to be free — by being denied freedom for centuries.