I find myself in an odd place: abroad. Until recently, I had CNN International included in my cable package. I had come to view
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Defeating supply-side economics with supply-side democracy
One of the terms with which Republicans couch their conservative views is supply-side economics. It sounds innocent enough, but history since the “Reagan Revolution”
Democratic [and Republican] caucuses are not very democratic.
What’s so [small-d] democratic about this year’s [capital D] Democratic and Republican caucuses? Not much. The first time I caucused–back in 1972, in Missouri–I
Dr. King’s dream, and the hijabi women who dream it, too
Standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial before a throng of civil-rights activists in August of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his
Trump: The man who would be king
“A certain kind of rich man afflicted with the symptoms of moral dandyism sooner or later comes to the conclusion that it isn’t enough
Brave Muslim journalists assassinated for reporting on ISIS
The next time you hear Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or any of the phony journalists and sneering pundits of Fox News claim that Muslims
How “NCIS” helped me understand religious extremism
I record TV shows to watch when I want to “zone out” as the kids say. One that I like is NCIS (not the
Anti-Muslim myths and misinformation in post-Paris America
A short primer on countering some of the anti-Muslim myths and misinformation politicians and the media are feeding us following the terrorist attacks in
Scarborough’s misconceptions about liberals in the media
Daily Kos called Joe Scarborough the “resident Republican blowhard on MSNBC.” Daily Kos and many other on the left-leaning outlets have taken Scarborough to
The case for closing our overseas military bases
The most popular post, over the years, on Occasional Planet is: “Military Mystery: how many bases does the US have, anyway?” American University anthropology