| Jul 10, 2019 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyUnfortunately, an exotic flu epidemic has broken out in Washington, D.C. Dubbed the “Canadian Hot Sauce Flu,” it uniquely afflicts a particular group of Democratic officeholders and operatives. CHS Flu renders its victims weaker than Canadian hot sauce, leaving them...
| May 15, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Democratic primaries are heating up. One notable feature of the race is the strong presence of progressive candidates — which has many in the establishment wing of the party worried. Former president Barack Obama, whose moderate vice president Joe Biden is now in...
| Mar 13, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyUsually I don’t look to sitcoms for wisdom, but the new season of One Day at a Time has a real gem (or many, actually, but here is one). The family lives in California, where marijuana is legal, both recreationally and medicinally. The mother catches the teenage son...
| Nov 14, 2018 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTony Maxwell, a retired African-American naval officer, was trying to get his Jacksonville, Florida neighbor to go vote with him. The young neighbor, a high-school-dropout, had no interest. “Voting,” the young man declared, “doesn’t change anything.” Can Democrats use...
| Oct 10, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyAfter Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed, my Facebook feed filled up with people telling one another to vote in the midterms. “If you don’t like what’s happening in America, vote!” they said. And yes, I’ll vote. I always vote. As a believer in...