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Prop. 19 Challenges; Unexpected Consequences

To not put too fine a point on it, Prop. 19 may actually result in some working-class median-income families of…

5 years ago

Rahm Emanuel Is in the Running for a Top Ambassador Post. The Prospect Is Appalling.

Emanuel was known in D.C. for hyper-combativeness (earning him the nickname “Rahmbo”) and his ability to gain positive spin from…

5 years ago

Joe Biden Should Roll Back Exploitative Guest Worker Programs

By separating the immigration of families, in which migrants become community members and eventually citizens, from the recruitment of migrants…

5 years ago

Dystopian Gaslighting

Emerging from the orange fog of false conspiracies I actually know some fairly rational citizens who, because of their diet…

5 years ago

California’s Climate Gap

Port problems are anything but local The mid-February winter storm stretched across most of the continental United States, but hit…

5 years ago

Republican Hypocrisy Is No Reason to Support Neera Tanden

"What's stunning is the silence from Senate Democrats about the potential conflicts of interest raised by her decade of aggressive…

5 years ago

Unhoused, Thrown Off the Levee, No Place To Go

NLIHC president and CEO Diane Yentel explained, "Cities must stop attempting to criminalize and hide their communities' homeless people and…

5 years ago

Grand Old Party of Law and Order

Gets caught red handed breaking the law As far back as I can recall, Republicans have branded their party as…

5 years ago

Overwhelming Evidence Ignored—

“The rioters were wearing Trump hats, carrying Trump flags, they all just watched Trump speak, and they were chanting ‘Fight…

5 years ago

Trump’s Frivolous First Amendment Defense

A letter signed by 144 First Amendment scholars—including some of its most vigorous defenders—firmly rejected the idea that Trump’s impeachment…

5 years ago