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Why This Bernie Sanders Fan Is Voting for Hillary Clinton
Nov 6, 2016 While the Democratic presidential nominee may not be an ideal candidate—and the bar has been set low—Americans cannot afford to visit on the nation the damage Donald Trump would no doubt cause as president.
Mothers of Gunned-Down Children Demand Common-Sense Firearms Laws
Jun 13, 2016 Last week thousands of mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters and others marched in 200 rallies and 47 states across the country to protest our nation’s lack of common-sense gun laws. Here are the words of a few of them.
Another Kind of Warrior—Bernie Sanders—Fires Up the Golden State Faithful
Jun 1, 2016 The Democratic presidential candidate spoke in Oakland, Calif., while the NBA Warriors began their playoff game nearby. Like Sanders, the loyal crowd of 20,000 appeared unwilling to back down in the face of rival Hillary Clinton’s assertion that she is the party’s de facto nominee.
Those Radical Aussies, and How They Tackled Gun Violence
Dec 15, 2015 What worked so well for Australia—firearm confiscation—unfortunately seems out of reach for the US Even so, there are common-sense approaches in some foreign countries that could work here Pictured right, California Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative to strengthen the state's gun laws Pictured above, California Lt.
Your Guns or My Kids?
Sep 11, 2015 Whose rights are more important—those of people who seek to bear arms at any cost or those of people who want their children to live without fearing for their safety?
A Vice Admiral and WWII Hero Condemns Nuclear Weapons 70 Years After Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Aug 8, 2015 Long-ago visits to ground zero of the atomic bombings convinced this highly decorated military man of the abject immorality of ever using such technology.
An Open Letter to Donald Trump
Jul 21, 2015 The Mexicans described by the GOP presidential candidate bear no resemblance to the many this social worker has known.
Big Oil Soon to Be Extinct
Jun 6, 2015 Fossil fuels are on their way out as a new generation embraces renewable energy and such ideas as ride-sharing, biking and a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
Gratitude in a Warring World
Nov 27, 2014 As my children’s seventh Thanksgiving rolls around, I want to teach my boys that the holiday is about more than football and stomachaches.