Hold on to hope
My heart is full as I continue to grieve for Seth Rich, shot by an unknown assailant as he walked to his Washington, D.C., home in the early morning on...
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It’s always right to do right
Rep. John Lewis was 20 when he took his first stand. On a Tuesday in May 1960, Lewis walked into a Woolworth’s and sat down at a lunch counter for...
Trump’s smoke screens
Donald Trump knows how to stir things up — mostly by churning embers until they produce a giant smoke screen. I’ve noticed (as you likely have) that when Trump gets...
For Bella, and every other girl in America
Bella is 8 years old. A second-grader. And this year she and her classmates had to choose which famous person they wanted to become. She decided on being Hillary Clinton.This...
The heat is on
The Wisconsin’s primary results were still fresh when Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit New York’s primary trail with fiery exchanges that lit up the race like a blast furnace....
The fat lady hasn’t sung
The old saying, “It’s not over until the fat lady sings,” is true for both the Democrats and the Republicans. A quick look at the state of the races will...
What ‘stop Trump’ movement?
Can Donald Trump be stopped? Will the GOP’s mega-donors garner enough money and airtime to end Trump’s appeal to evangelical and blue-collar voters? Trump proved he could beat opponents as...
Seeking profiles in courage
If Justice Antonin Scalia could see the political reaction to the Supreme Court vacancy created by his death, he would be more disheartened than he would be by any likely...
Earthquake rocks U.S. politics
What we saw in New Hampshire was a political earthquake. The headlines were dramatic — fittingly so: “Sanders, Trump Stun America,” CNN declared on its website. The American Prospect summed...
Unfinished business
After years of trying to motivate Congress to act on improving gun safety laws, President Obama has decided to go it alone. I fully understand his motivation to proceed cautiously.We...
