One of the property owners along the county road I drive into town flies an American flag high on a bluff. I love seeing
Category: History
Voting rights watch: Suppressing the vote by targeting voter registration
The assault on voting rights is moving upstream. A recently released report by Project Vote [September 2013] lists legislation introduced—and in some cases, passed—in
Four ways Republicans are guilty of attempting to murder democracy
American democracy—or, at least, the flawed, but better-than-the-alternative system that we call democracy—is under attack, and not from Muslim terrorists. Our democratic system, with
The muscle and sweat behind Labor Day
Before you fire up the grill this Labor Day or check out the discounts at the stores, how about taking a moment to consider
Detroit’s troubles can help us find the way to full recovery
As part of his Great Society Program in the mid to late 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to enact the Model Cities
Awed by the public library
As bankruptcy predators began salivating over publicly owned treasures in Detroit–namely, the assets of the Detroit Institute of Art–I was visiting the newly renovated,
Why is Medicaid a state program?
We repeatedly hear that this state or that state is cutting back on Medicaid eligibility and benefits. For most progressives, it’s insulting. For anyone
Upon further consideration, Mr. Nader
The recent Supreme Court decision that stripped the Voting Rights Act of 1965 of its essential enforcement powers reveals once again how political the
Put away the flags, by Howard Zinn
Every July 4th, I think about Howard Zinn’s insightful essay on nationalism and its overused, over-hyped symbols. Like most everything written by Zinn, it’s
Supreme Court shreds Voting Rights Act: Political cartoonists respond
The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates: Less than a year since state legislatures, governors and secretaries of state in both the north and