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Only tackling the root causes can end the cycle of violence
January 8, 2015Only a sharp turn to peace and non-violence stands a ghost's chance of extricating humankind from this awful and seemingly intractable situation.
Read morePolice unions and the challenge of solidarity
January 7, 2015There is no justification for attacks on individual police officers who have little or nothing to do with the policies that have created the dehumanizing of the lives of black people.
Read more“The Country of the (Growing) Blind”
January 6, 2015Today, all of us can be ordinary citizens, using the singular eye of smartphones, blogs, and shares, to expand everyone's vision.
Read moreThe wealth gap and its threat to democracy
January 5, 2015How we organize our economy and distribute and allocate resources can either facilitate or undermine a democratic socio-political culture.
Read moreA season’s reflections on socialism
December 23, 2014Nine reflections on the fall of the Soviet Union, what socialism is and isn't, and getting to socialism USA.
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