The last editorial I wrote for Occasional Planet was on the dangers of a potential post-Trump “unity government”. Consisting of centrists and ostensibly anti-Trump
Category: Activism
Women are leaders on the path toward a nuclear-weapons-free world
Every year, just as the summer is nearing its end, the world remembers. We remember the unconscionable use of the world’s deadliest weapons—nuclear weapons—seventy-three
Top Trump official publishes devastating op-ed in New York Times [anonymously]
The New York Times took the rare step, today, of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay. The author, an unnamed, senior White House official, delivers
The Perils of Labels
I was once riding down an elevator and struck up a conversation. The gentleman told me that he was a ‘labeling specialist.’ I was
St. Louis High School Democrats endorse candidates in area primaries
As a lifelong Democrat and now a high schooler, I have realized just how many of us there are in St. Louis, especially in
While Rome burns, the ACLU rebuilds
The Constitution is important. Full stop. It does many things, chief among them being defining and protecting the rights of people in the United
Municipalism: the next political revolution?
Glancing at the national headlines it is easy to feel hopeless. Turning to the “World” section one becomes defeated. Scrolling through the social media,
American and Canadian progressives: The case for solidarity
Across North America this July, flags unfurled and fireworks filled the sky. Canada celebrated Canada Day on July 1st, and shortly after in the
About the Calls for “Civility”
George Tiller was a Kansas doctor who was the medical director of Women’s Healthcare Services in Wichita. Tiller’s medical practice was one of only
Obama’s “tough love” sounds very tone deaf
A short foray back into politics from former President Barack Obama seems to indicate that he is entrenched in the old monied interests of