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The most Progressive Superhero TV show: Batwoman
Batwoman takes on such issues as:PolicingRaceCrimePrivatize PrisonsHealthcare treatment & costDrug useHomophobiaRacial bias and ProfilingHomelessnessWrongful ConvictionsSystemic Racism in...
View ArticleMichigan Initiatives Clash on How to Stop GOP’s Election Deniers, by Steven...
Competing state constitutional amendments go to different lengths to enshrine voting rights and target anti-voter legislation and court rulings.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting...
View ArticleMailed Ballots Boosted 2020’s Turnout—Will It Work in 2022? by Steven Rosenfeld
New research on the 2020 election confirms that mailed-out ballots boost turnout—especially when there are no bureaucratic hurdles for voters.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting...
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History of denying women of their Estrogen
Throughout history Europeans have feed their daughters less food then their sons, a practice that continues with every-other Caucasian family to this date, and a practice that has spread to parts of...
View ArticleRs Senators are either morons or hypocrites and demagogues or both. They...
This non-issue has been fact-checked over and over, even by republicans. It’s indefensible. LG and Cruz and Hawley and others are either absolute morons or they are the most dishonest people on the...
View ArticleNew Book Argues Mandatory Voting Will Fulfill America’s Promise of Democracy,...
Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne say a healthier political culture and more representative government will result when all eligible citizens vote.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting...
View ArticleRepublicans are about to kill cannabis legalization. Could that help Dems in...
A teacher once told me to write what you know, and since there’s very little call for stories about incrementally turning into Gollum as I shun natural light, social interaction, and the impudent...
View ArticleAre you Leaving Twitter? (Poll)
Hi all,Wow. Breaking one of my longest diary silences for this (I’ve written ~300 in 15.5 years here). Main reason for the silence is it’s been quite the crazy few months for me. Will try to keep it...
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American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a women-only...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.by Tazeen M. Ali, Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics, Washington University in St...
View ArticleGA SOS Raffensperger Flirts With Trump Propagandists in Reelection Campaign,...
A principled conservative who rejected demands in 2020 to “find votes” is now singing a very different tune.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent...
View ArticleThe danger to Democracy - No checks and balances-A Long But Necessary Post
The US Constitution was written so that each branch of the federal government would be a check on the other branches. The president can be impeached by the US House of Representatives and convicted by...
View ArticleGod on His Side? Doug Mastriano’s Rise in the PA GOP Gubernatorial Primary,...
God on His Side? Doug Mastriano’s Rise in Pennsylvania’s GOP Gubernatorial PrimaryAnother extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging, and it’s not all Trump.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was...
View ArticleMusings for Friday - What Keeps You Going?
For the almost 20 years that I’ve been on this site it seems we’re still fighting the same fights. And we are. In some cases we’re fighting fights we thought we had won 40, 50 or 60 years ago....
View ArticleSteve Schmidt "The Union movement absolutely built the American middle class "
The fact is that unions give people a ticket to the middle class. Big businesses dominate the economy. For example, the top four domestic airlines collected 41 percent of the industry’s revenue 10...
View ArticlePuerto Rican municipalities sue big oil companies over Hurricane Maria and...
Environmental justice can be oh-so-boring, especially when brown and black people that speak Spanish or Creole are the victims. They may be the first to get kicked in the genitals by environmental...
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Howard Thurman, Vermeer's "Christ in the House of Mary and Martha," and the...
I am writing a book on Howard Thurman (who helped lay the theological foundation for the U.S. Civil Rights movement and was a mentor to Dr. King), the parables of Jesus (in particular the Prodigal Son...
View ArticleTomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Three Conversations about Politics
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.Since I turned 18, I doubt I’ve ever missed a vote. Certainly, though, I never...
View ArticleDon't Sleep Through the Revolution
Sunday, January 15, 2023 is the anniversary of the birth of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1929. Monday is the federal holiday recognizing his contributions to the struggle for racial equality and...
View ArticleReconciling Anat Schenker-Osorio, Mariana Mazzucato, Jonah Berger, Dan...
I have been following the work of Anat Schenker-Osorio, hereafter ASO, for quite some time. But lately I’ve become more of a fan. I found an interview with her from “The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow”...
View ArticleRemembering the World's Women
In this month of honoring women, especially on March 8th, International Women’s Day, my mind and heart are filled with thoughts of women and girls around the world. Having worked globally, I have...
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