| Feb 8, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyA year ago, my husband Jorge was torn from our family and deported to Mexico after living peacefully in the United States for nearly 30 years, working and raising a family with me in suburban Detroit. Just a few weeks later, I was invited by my congresswoman to attend...
| May 30, 2018 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyShortly after Donald Trump was awarded the presidency by our perverted and antiquated electoral system, I got desperate calls from some normally non-political family members and friends. They wanted to know what they could do to counter the governing debacle they knew...
| Apr 25, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyRemember how Trump’s one main virtue as a leader was excelling in “the art of the deal”? Alas, the story of Trump the brash dealmaker famously told in The Art of the Deal was — as the author has revealed — not entirely truthful. Although apparently...
| Jan 31, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyI’ll be honest: I didn’t watch Trump’s State of the Union address when it aired. Instead, I put my baby to bed and watched reality TV with my wife. If that rattled a few brain cells, hopefully I saved a few more by not guzzling the bourbon I’d set aside to steel...
| Jan 24, 2018 | Economy / BusinessAnother semester is about to begin at the community college where I teach. Some of my students come from middle class backgrounds. They went to excellent high schools, enjoy financial and emotional support from their parents, and have what it takes to excel in...
