With the rash of unjust police shootings, all eyes are on the home front, so to speak: Americans are talking about racial inequality and
Red-light camera refund
Sometime between 2005 and 2014, I got nailed by a red-light camera. I don’t remember the date or the time, but I do remember
Dancing with Claire and ghosts of Democrats past
I recently received an email from Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO, asking for my ideas about Congress’ efforts in the months to come. As Claire
Takeaways from “Selma”
Can I speak honestly about the new movie, “Selma?” No doubt, it’s going to get a lot of support for an Oscar. Critics have
2014, the year I cut my cable and cancelled the NYT
For me, 2014 was a year of profound revelation. It’s the year I came to fully understand the depth of the corruption of the United
Women’s voices are missing in online comments. Speak up!
Nicolas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times, encourages his readers to express their views on his commentaries. But where are the women? How
Rooting for the grand juror in his lawsuit vs. Bob McCulloch
A member of the Darren Wilson grand jury is suing St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch, claiming that McCulloch publicly mis-characterized the grand
America loves war
I am reading James Risen’s latest book on how the military-industrial complex has morphed into the military-homeland security-intelligence complex. Risen is a New York
Police do better when they earn their respect
Hundreds, thousands of African-American youth are gunned own each year, mostly by other African-Americans. For many, their stories become the landscape of the world in which we live.
Who am I? Guess the progressive
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