| Jul 17, 2019 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyYou’ve heard the cliche: If you’re taking heat from “both sides,” you must be doing something right. It’s dubious advice, but it fits pretty well for “the Squad” — the progressive first-year Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan...
| Mar 12, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI was getting on a bus with grocery bags in hand, apologizing profusely to the driver as I scrambled to find my bus pass. He curiously looked my way; I thought he was judging me as I convincingly portrayed the damsel in distress. To my relief, however, he actually...
| Jan 9, 2019 | Rights / DemocracyI don’t think anyone in Washington is actually offended by Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s use of profanity. If you haven’t heard, Rep. Tlaib, a freshman Democratic representative from Michigan, said of the president, “We’re going to go in there and...
| Dec 19, 2018 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAs I reflect on the controversies that plagued the Trump administration throughout 2018, the unforeseen political power plays that shocked our nation, and the party stalemates that unfolded like a suspense thriller between Democrats and Republicans, I must admit that...