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By Recognizing Palestine, Britain Can Help Right the Wrongs of the Balfour Declaration

June 22, 2020

The Guardian Listen to this article: https://d28jd3p91iwyr0.cloudfront.net/public/polly_audio/palestine-britain.7a57cb34-13e6-4957-a283-87cf1f9f280d.mp3 If ever there was a time to re-e...

Why I (Almost) Put a BLM Bumper Sticker on My Car Even Though I Don’t Agree with the BLM Movement as a Whole

Opinion

June 22, 2020

I was one of those people who said “Well of course black lives matter, but….” The problems I had (and still have) with several of the more radical organizations under the Black Lives Manner banner are substa...

Bolton’s Book Reminds Us of the Biggest Problem With Trump

Opinion

June 19, 2020

The Washington Post Subscription John Bolton’s book tells us very little that we didn’t already know about President Trump’s foreign policy. He paints a picture of a president who is ignorant — unawar...

What the Pandemic Reveals About the Male Ego

Opinion

June 15, 2020

The New York Times Subscription Are female leaders better at fighting a pandemic? I compiled death rates from the coronavirus for 21 countries around the world, 13 led by men and eight by women. Th...

If New York City Founders, It’ll Be Because of Bad Government — Not the Pandemic

Opinion

June 12, 2020

The Washington Post Subscription As New York City begins to open up, I have to admit that I’m excited. I know it will be a very different city for a while, with many aspects of urban life canceled or ...

Today’s Protests Against Racism Carry Echoes of Farmworker Equity Struggle

Opinion

June 11, 2020

Across this nation, there are vehement peaceful and sometimes violent protests against the insidious racism that is literally suffocating our citizens. Many are desperately searching for the next Martin Luther ...

George Floyd Protests Create Risk of Deadly Coronavirus Resurgence

Opinion

June 8, 2020

USA Today Facial coverings have been used as a political Band-Aid in the fight against COVID-19, most recently this past week when mayors and governors across the country suddenly realized that the t...

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Trump’s Republican Enablers Are Complicit in the State of Our Democracy

Opinion

June 5, 2020

The Washington Post Subscription I have not been one to argue that the United States under President Trump is on the verge of turning into a tyranny. But it is clear that, left to his own devices, Tru...

Opinion: For Pro-Trump Racists in America and Israel, Black and Palestinian Lives Don’t Really Matter

Opinion

June 4, 2020

Haaretz I haven’t been sleeping, these nights. As the festival of Shavuot ended, I read about riots across America, a response not only to the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis but of systematic opp...

How Coronavirus Pandemic Is Bringing a Return to Feudalism

Opinion

June 4, 2020

USA Today The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many things, but also accelerated America’s descent into a new form of feudalism. The preexisting conditions of extreme economic concentration, inequality...

Alarming Rise in Virus Cases as States Roll Back Lockdowns

Job Losses, Fear of Virus Complicate Latino Voter Hopes

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

Owner Relents on Indoor Dining, Erects Tent Outside Restaurant's Front Door

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

City Supplies COVID-19 Masks for Saturday's Harvard Block Sale

8 Simple Strategies to Fuel Your Body During a Pandemic

COVID Knocks Out Joe Rogan Experience in Fresno. Vegas, Anyone?

A’s Coach Apologizes for Apparent Nazi Salute

Walters: Imperial County, the COVID-19 Epicenter

8 Simple Strategies to Fuel Your Body During a Pandemic

Hit Hard by COVID-19, Where Do We Go From Here?

Legislature Should Support Climate-Change Goals, Not Gut a Tool Helping Ag & Our Planet

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

With Student Gathering, Trump Gets a More Boisterous Crowd

No Mask Required to Vote This November in California

Playing Electoral Defense, Trump Claims Biden Opposes God

Joe Biden Suggests African American Community Not as Diverse as Latino Community

Opinion

By Recognizing Palestine, Britain Can Help Right the Wrongs of the Balfour Declaration

Why I (Almost) Put a BLM Bumper Sticker on My Car Even Though I Don’t Agree with the BLM Movement as a Whole

Bolton’s Book Reminds Us of the Biggest Problem With Trump

What the Pandemic Reveals About the Male Ego

If New York City Founders, It’ll Be Because of Bad Government — Not the Pandemic

Today’s Protests Against Racism Carry Echoes of Farmworker Equity Struggle

George Floyd Protests Create Risk of Deadly Coronavirus Resurgence

Trump’s Republican Enablers Are Complicit in the State of Our Democracy

Opinion: For Pro-Trump Racists in America and Israel, Black and Palestinian Lives Don’t Really Matter

How Coronavirus Pandemic Is Bringing a Return to Feudalism

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