Opinion
The U.S. and Cuba, human rights and hypocrisy
December 12, 2016The fight here in the U.S. to expand the concept of human rights to cover material conditions of life will soon be harder than ever.
Read moreOakland fire is proof we need to invest in artists’ housing
December 12, 2016If cities and the state of California are serious about being a sanctuary that will oppose the Trump agenda, they will also have to invest in the resources to make livable artists’ housing a reality.
Read moreBig Brother is watching: What 1984 (re)taught me about Trump
December 9, 2016November 8, 2016 showed the world what happens when too many people choose comfort and security at the cost of justice and the rights of others.
Read moreStand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
December 8, 2016It’s good that law enforcement agents have begun removing blockades that have kept water protectors away from the construction. But Trump is still to come.
Read moreDoes Donald Trump own the “white working class”?
December 8, 2016A deeply racist element may have made up the core of Trump supporters, but they were only a fraction of Trump voters. What about the others?
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