Skip to content

Occasional Planet

Progressive Voices Speaking Out

  • Home
  • About
  • Contributors
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Click Quotes
  • Who am I?
  • Infographics

Category: Public safety

School shootings: Looking for solutions in all the wrong places

May 21, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

School shootings in America have proliferated. In response, individuals and for-profit companies have developed a plethora of products aimed [pun intended] at reducing the

Continue reading
thoughts and prayers

Thoughts and prayers are not enough

November 10, 2018 Renee Shur Guns, Public safety, Widgets: Guns Leave a comment

In 2017 there were 346 mass shootings. In 2018 there have been 307 so far. On average America has experienced one deadly incident per

Continue reading
Las Vegas Shooting

Mitch, Sarah, I’m getting antsy. When can we talk gun control?

October 3, 2017 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Community/Common good, Crime/Violence, Guns, Justice, Public safety, Republican Brain, Republicans, Violence One comment

Mitch McConnell, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and most other Republicans are champions when it comes to playing “Kick the can down the road.” You can

Continue reading
ST-L

The View From The Tower

September 19, 2017 Adam Levin Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Democracy, Protest/Resistance, Public safety, Violence One comment

If you were looking for a hackneyed and inelegant metaphor for privilege and inequality, the building I work in would be an excellent choice.

Continue reading
Scarborough

Open Letter to Joe Scarborough

September 3, 2017 Helena Webb Crime/Violence, Democracy, Media, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Joe – Thank you. Your panel discussion of the Berkley/Antifa/Snowflake “controversy” reminded me why of I don’t watch morning news programs. It is too

Continue reading
Don't Shoot

Happy Birthday

June 1, 2017 Hafsa Mansoor Children, Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Guns, Justice, LGBT, Police, Public safety, Uncategorized, Violence One comment

In a few weeks, I turn 20. People keep telling me how young I am— how my life is just beginning. But today I

Continue reading

We need police officers who are also social workers

July 13, 2016 Arthur Lieber Activism, Community/Common good, Crime/Violence, Obama, Police, Public safety One comment

  What would have happened in Ferguson on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What

Continue reading

TSA misses guns and knives, but nails me for my cardiac device

May 10, 2016 Glenn Koenen Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Government, Public safety, Transportation One comment

My wife and I, along with friends, spent a wonderful week in Arizona.  We admired the Grand Canyon on a perfect April Day.   We

Continue reading

Second Amendment and Natural Born Citizen have something in common

January 13, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Courts, Crime/Violence, Guns, Public safety, Violence One comment

There are 4,543 words in the original, unamended U.S. Constitution, minus the names of the signatories. Is it possible that anyone at any time

Continue reading

Iran Nuclear Deal too complicated for TV commercials

July 29, 2015 Arthur Lieber Climate Change, Foreign Policy, Labor and unions, Media, Obama, Politics, Public safety, Science, United Nations, War Leave a comment

A new CNN / ORC poll just revealed that the majority of Americans want Congress to reject the nuclear deal with Iran that the

Continue reading

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 6 Next Posts»

In case you missed it

  • A powerful art exhibit, a death in Texas
  • Reporting from Colombia as nationwide protests continue
  • The 2020 Democrats as Their 2016 GOP Counterparts
  • The true story of Thanksgiving: Not what we learned in school
  • Why the Democratic presidential nominee must choose a Republican running mate
  • Secretary of Navy resigns after Trump undermines military justice

They Quit Trump

student loan

Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

August 28, 2018
Steve Schmidt

Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

June 20, 2018
Fox

Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

March 21, 2018
resignation

Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017
DACA

Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA

September 5, 2017
quit

Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message

August 27, 2017

Follow Occasional Planet on social media

Newsletter
Twitter
RSS
Facebook

Top posts

  • Bernie Sanders' accomplishments
    Bernie Sanders' accomplishments
  • Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges
    Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges
  • Mega-yachts for the mega-rich, and the Cayman connection
    Mega-yachts for the mega-rich, and the Cayman connection
  • Carteret Islands; ground zero for climate change
    Carteret Islands; ground zero for climate change