Make America Great, Like It Was — When?

Make America Great, Like It Was — When?

| Dec 16, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe holiday season is a time for nostalgia. We watch It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story, engage in time-honored traditions, and even sing songs about sleighs and sleigh bells. Honestly, when was the last time you rode in a sleigh? I’ve eaten a...
The Real Target of the Planned Parenthood Attacks

The Real Target of the Planned Parenthood Attacks

| Sep 23, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyIn the first two Republican presidential debates, the candidates slugged it out over who hated Planned Parenthood the most. Virtually every hopeful promised to defund the organization. Some of them, including Senator Ted Cruz, are vowing to force the issue — even if...
Who’s the Real Troublemaker in the Middle East?

Who’s the Real Troublemaker in the Middle East?

| Aug 19, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyExcept for maybe the Affordable Care Act, nothing gets Republican politicians fired up like Iran. In the first GOP debate alone, Scott Walker promised that he’d tear up the Iran nuclear deal on day one of his presidency. Carly Fiorina blamed the country...
Byline Inequality Matters

Byline Inequality Matters

| | Rights / DemocracyAnna Quindlen relayed an eye-opening and hair-raising experience to her readers in 1990. “A newspaper editor said to me not long ago, with no hint of self-consciousness, ‘I’d love to run your column, but we already run Ellen Goodman,’” the New York Times...