Over the past weeks the US has seen a growing number of attacks on Asian-Americans. Those who perpetrate them should learn a little about history and a lot about our democracy.
February 24, 2021How can we hold a president accountable?
February 24, 2021We need a fundamental debate about our flawed and archaic founding document.
February 1, 2021This post first appeared on TomDispatch Joe Biden’s got a problem — and so do I. And so, in fact, do we. At 76 years old, you’d think I’d experienced it all when it comes to this country and its presidencies. Or most of it, anyway. I’ve been around since Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. Born on July 20, 1944, I’m a little “young” to remember him, though I was a war baby in an era when ...
January 28, 2021The post-Civil War years teach us the perils of heeding calls for reconciliation while ignoring those for justice.
January 19, 2021The Trump Administration's 1776 Report.
January 18, 2021Martin Luther King, Jr.'s True Legacy
January 3, 2021No, you can't just take the ball and go home.
December 29, 2020It is never too late to change the future.
December 23, 2020It is customary for an outgoing President to grant 11th hour pardons, sometimes to surprising recipients. Of course, not all presidential pardons are created equal. To be sure, justice and mercy are worthy and occasional goals. But the end-of-term pardons often reveal other, less savory objectives.
