Low voter turnout is no accident, according to a ranking of the ease of voting in all 50 states
There are a lot of factors that affect voter turnout in the United States --- race, income, education, electoral competitiveness, the list goes on and on. Many of those factors…
You Have Nothing to Apologize For! The Defense of White Male Privilege
My very wise partner has noted that "The people who are most inclined to say 'I'm sorry' often have nothing to apologize for. The a--holes who have so much to…
There’s a Growing International Alliance of Right-Wing Demagogues
This is what it has come to. Lula in His Cell Lula da Silva---Brazil's former president---is sitting in his prison in Curitiba, a small town southwest of São Paulo. He…
Inspection- Deep into The Dark, Dank, Horribly Haunted Forest
In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy and her companions walk through the Haunted Forest. Today our forest is haunted by the worst despots in human history. The road is more…