Activism
Activism
Race
Trumpism and the Crisis of Whiteness
Nov 7, 2024 Roughly half the country has opted out of the multiracial democratic experiment.
Book Excerpt
What Does Anchorman Have to Do With Democracy?
Aug 18, 2023 Could there be a connection between laughing at Ron Burgundy and the noxious politics of Jan. 6?
Column
Democracy on the Ballot
Nov 7, 2022 If the Republicans take back either the House or Senate tomorrow, the stage will be set for Donald Trump’s return in 2024. If that happens, there will be few, if any, guardrails left to preserve what is left of our damaged and fraying democracy.2023 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Election Editorials
No Time Like the Present for Mr. Rogers’ Radical Kindness
Nov 21, 2019 The TV icon’s enduring appeal, and his ability to serve as an anti-venom to Trumpism, get a worthy boost with Tom Hanks in the red cardigan.
Will the U.S. Have Its Own Yellow-Vest Moment?
Jan 7, 2019 The Gilets Jaunes movement in France is having a major impact and gaining international attention as it spreads to other nations.
Denouncing the Republican Party
Nov 23, 2018 "My ideology has come into contact with reality," conservative Max Boot writes in his new book, "and reality is winning."
Robert Reich: Every Single Republican Must Go
Nov 5, 2018 We can't oust Trump from office, but we can repudiate him and all he stands for by loosening his party's stranglehold on power.
Three Grievances America’s Founders Would Have Had Against Trump
Jul 4, 2018 In the section of the Declaration of Independence on grievances, there are a number of paragraphs that resonate with today’s politics.
Macron Shows Sense of Urgency Against Trumpism
Apr 26, 2018 In a speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, the French president delivers a vigorous address in defense of democracy.
Quincy Jones Knows Why Hillary Clinton Is So Disliked
Feb 8, 2018 In a wide-ranging, unfiltered interview with Vulture, the music legend discusses his relationships with the Clintons and the Trumps and more.