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Forget Eric Cantor. Now We'll See If Republicans Are the Party of Right-Wing...
I'm not here to talk about why Eric Cantor lost. Neither am I here to talk about what his loss to virtual unknown David Brat means, although I do think the always insightful Norm Ornstein is right on...
View ArticleProvide Pre-K to 4 Year-Olds and Toddlers Too
Schools around the nation are ending the regular school year, preparing for summer school and in New York City the mayor and school officials are trying to create a national model for effective Pre-K...
View ArticleThe Enigmatic Legacy of Manmohan Singh
The Bharatiya Janata Party ("BJP")'s landslide victory in India's historic elections last month constituted a clear repudiation of the governing Congress Party and its leader, Dr. Manmohan Singh. With...
View ArticleDeconstructing the Iraq and Syria Conflicts
The current escalating sectarian violence between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Iraqi forces and the unending civil war in Syria are now intertwined and neither can be resolved without...
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The 1% In My Head
The American middle class is shrinking. The financial divide between the ultra-moneyed and the rest of society is widening. As that gap grows, it becomes harder and harder for people on each side of...
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How President Obama Could Strengthen Unions Today
"We should do everything we can to strengthen unions in this country," said President Obama on Tuesday. America was built by workers who over time, through a lot of struggle, got the right to bargain...
View ArticleWhat Hillary Clinton Said About LGBT Rights That You Need to Hear
In the wake of Hillary Clinton's NPR interview last week, much attention was paid to her evolution on same-sex marriage. If you didn't hear the interview, you might think that was all she and Terry...
View ArticleWhat Did Dave Brat Learn in Seminary?
Although I normally don't pay too much attention to Republican primaries, I'm having trouble ignoring Dave Brat's defeat of Eric Cantor. It just so happens that I currently live in Brat's former...
View ArticleThe Time Is Now for Transgender Equality
Just days ago I sat in the New York State Assembly chambers and watched legislators debate, and then pass, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) for the seventh consecutive year. As...
View ArticleBeyond Summit, Sustained Focus Needed for Working Women and Families
Next week, people from all over the country will convene in Washington, D.C. -- and many more will log in to participate virtually -- at a White House Summit on Working Families. Under the banner of...
View ArticleRepeated Assaults -- And No Remedies
A recent front page New York Times report reveals that individuals caught by authorities and detained as illegal immigrants are being paid $1 a day or less to work at the detention centers they are...
View ArticleAmerica Has a Rape Problem
On June 10, actress and UN Special Envoy to the U.N. Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie opened the End Sexual Violence in Conflict Global Summit. She said, "It is a myth that rape is an...
View ArticleTo Prove American Commitment to Women's Equality, Congress Should Ratify CEDAW
Last week, the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict was held in London. The UK's Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees,...
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The Bush Doctrine Failed Twice: The Opportunity Costs of Two Gulf Wars
The ISIS debacle in Iraq, which threatens to tear apart the war-fatigued nation, has become a political blood sport of blame and finger pointing. When has any hot subject lately not been politicized?...
View ArticleWhy We Reach for Guns
My father was gone two weeks when a man I didn't know -- my mother's new boyfriend -- pushed the butt of a .22 rifle onto my right shoulder and with his big, dirty fingers folded my slender 4-year-old...
View ArticleFighting Islamophobia With 'Political Correctness'
There is an organized cottage industry in the U.S. that makes a living out of demonizing Muslims and stirring up fears of a formidable "Islamic threat." Nathan Lean refers to this industry as the...
View ArticleObama's Foreign Policy (or 'Lack Thereof')
As the 2012 election approached, President Barack Obama looked strong on foreign policy. During his first term, he had overseen the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, established a timeline to...
View ArticleACA Discrimination Against People With HIV/AIDS Will Not Be Tolerated
Last week marked a grim anniversary. Thirty-three years ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published their first report of a rare form of pneumonia that was killing gay men. Those...
View ArticleCreating Pathways to Success for Women Entrepreneurs
Small businesses are playing a vital role in our emergence from one of the worst recessions in our nation's history. In fact, America's 23 million small businesses are responsible for 54 percent of all...
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