Ignore the fringe who say black is not black
Kamala Harris didn't comport herself with confidence or conviction in the last debate. Her shaky performance on Wednesday (July 31) added to the rational arguments about why she shouldn't be...
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Congress continues to ignore gun violence
This, apparently, is “normal” in the United States: Once again, this time in the small town of Benton, Kentucky, a high school sophomore walked onto his campus and started shooting,...
Moore defeat may spur voter suppression efforts
The franchise is a formidable weapon. That’s why it is despised by dictators, authoritarians and anti-democrats the world over: It is the one instrument that can reliably subvert their intentions,...
Add Franken to the growing list
Eighth-grade boys might think that groping a woman’s breasts while she is asleep is “funny.” No grown man with a lick of common sense, no mature male with a modicum...
Russian threat more dangerous than overt terrorism
Earlier this week, an Uzbek national named Sayfullo Saipov, apparently unhappy with his life here and radicalized by watching Islamic State group videos, allegedly plowed a rental truck into a...
‘Election integrity’ means voter suppression
Among true believers on the right, there is no sturdier fiction — no fairy tale more popular — than the one that insists American elections are plagued by voter fraud....
‘Election integrity’ means voter suppression
Among true believers on the right, there is no sturdier fiction — no fairy tale more popular — than the one that insists American elections are plagued by voter fraud....
Despite record low approval, Trump retains some support
Every week, it seems, a new poll shows President Donald Trump’s approval rating sliding further into uncharted lows, as the leader of the free world alienates allies, goads adversaries and...
Climate change looms more terrifying than any fiction
In mid-June, scorching temperatures forced American Airlines to cancel several regional flights from Phoenix. The flights use a small jet, the Bombardier CRJ, which has difficulty achieving lift in very...
Will justice be meted out equally?
With all the mayhem and malfeasance emanating from the Trump administration, it’s hard to keep up with the myriad policies and practices that are doing harm to the nation. That’s...
