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October 16: A UN Vote to Watch
On August 30 I wrote about an upcoming election at the UN General Assembly to determine two of the non-permanent seats reserved for the so-called "Western Group" of countries in the Security Council....
View ArticleWhy Every Jesus Follower Must Show Up In Ferguson!
"Woe to you who are at ease in Zion!" This is the prophet Amos' refrain to the privileged elite of ancient Israel as they ignored the injustice and poverty overtaking their nation. Amos was speaking to...
View ArticleSunday Roundup
This week the world was introduced to a glorious -- if unlikely -- new couple, united for all time by the matchmakers at the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi,...
View ArticleThe U.S. Soldier Who Killed Herself After Refusing to Take Part in Torture
More than a decade ago, when I was the editor of Editor & Publisher, I was, as far as I know, the first writer with a national platform who regularly drew attention to the then largely-hidden...
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Early Voting Picking Up Steam
Early voting pace is starting to pick up steam. With a little more than three weeks to go, voters have cast 642,831 ballots in all reporting jurisdictions. I track the early vote and provide statistics...
View ArticleWhat Did Chinese Premier Li Really Try to Say About Occupy Central?
This article also appears in the South China Morning Post For the first time since the outbreak of the Occupy Central movement last month, Premier Li Keqiang has offered some clues on how Beijing wants...
View ArticleTen Facts About Homelessness
Renee Delisle was one of over 3500 homeless people in Santa Cruz when she found out she was pregnant. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported she was turned away from a shelter because they did not have space...
View ArticleThe United States Is Number 1 -- But in What?
American politicians are fond of telling their audiences that the United States is the greatest country in the world. Is there any evidence for this claim? Well, yes. When it comes to violence and...
View ArticleGary Webb, Jon Stewart, and the Stories That Are Too True to Tell
I cut out on my Saturday chores this weekend to spend a couple of hours watching Kill the Messenger, the big-screen re-telling of the sad story of the California journalist Gary Webb. It was Webb...
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# 7 Dispirited Liberal America
Summary: In Liberal America these days, one encounters a good deal of hopelessness about the future of our country. Why the hopelessness? The difficult circumstances certainly play a part. But they are...
View ArticleDon't Settle For A Sad 8%
In what other part of our society would we accept 8% approval without demanding change - change that we control? Republicans are working overtime to prevent young people and minorities from voting....
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Oregon Drug Summit "Intentionally Planned" Around Marijuana Legalization
On October 1-3, Kevin Sabet toured Oregon delivering a PowerPoint presentation called "Marijuana and our Youth." This was part of the Oregon Marijuana Education Summit & Tour happening just two...
View ArticleA Marshall Plan for Ukraine
The scene: A major symposium in Vienna on the reconstruction of Ukraine. The big names of German industry were there. Plus plenty of British peers and members of Parliament, up in arms against Putin....
View ArticleThe Fight Beyond Marriage Equality
The following was written Friday, October 10, shortly after North Carolina became the 27th state to gain marriage equality. Marriage equality, finally, has come to North Carolina. I remember where I...
View ArticleWho Should the Democrats Support in South Dakota? The Democrat
There is some chatter amongst some D.C. Democrats that it really doesn't matter in the South Dakota Senate race which of the two candidates running against Republican Mike Rounds beats him. According...
View ArticleISIS: A Cognitive, Systemic Failure
As we watch the Middle East seemingly tearing itself to bits in an orgy of violence, many observers are disbelieving: how can this be happening? How did it become such a mess? It apparently shocked all...
View ArticleLeon Panetta's Book, Barack Obama's Plight, and the Shreds of Statesmanship
President Barack Obama's got a lot of problems, some of his making, many not. His popularity is down. Democratic control of the U.S. Senate is teetering, and nobody wants him campaigning with them. His...
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The Food Movement Dilemma: Affordable to All
By Heidi Legg There is something a foot in the food movement beyond locally sourced goat cheese and CSA shares being snapped up by eager families in America looking for real food. Some who have long...
View ArticleAssessing the Pervasiveness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses: The...
The past year has brought intense scrutiny of colleges and universities over the issue of sexual assault on campus, particularly since the White House issued a report last January that included an...
View ArticleDoes This Schwab Charity Satisfy the IRS Perfume Test?
Should a tax exempt charity under the Internal Revenue Code retain its charitable status if it does business with an individual notorious for staggering corruption and the cold-blooded assassination of...
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