How Narendra Modi May Have Evolved Into 'Modi 2.0'
When Narendra Modi swept to a dramatic victory in India's general elections, becoming the first prime minister in three decades to command an absolute majority in the lower house of India's fractious...
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"Victory For Us Is To See You Suffer" Republicans Should Remember This When...
It's safe to say that Ami Ayalon, former head of Israel's Shin Bet, knows a bit more than conservative pundits about the mentality of terrorists and what motivates them to commit atrocities. In the...
View ArticleKudos to the White House and EPA on the New Climate Regulations
Kudos to President Obama and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on a true breakthrough in climate policy yesterday! The newly proposed EPA rules on CO2 emissions from power plants represent a breakthrough...
View ArticleWhy Marianne Matters
When I think of Marianne Williamson's campaign to represent California's 33rd Congressional District, I'm reminded of a story. A few years ago, the Writers Guild of America held a contest: say what is...
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Let's Welcome Back the 1 Percent
In her talk with Thomas Piketty, Senator Elizabeth Warren offers a forceful argument for a progressive American tax system as a way to reduce inequality. As a young person with inherited financial...
View ArticleJust Desserts: If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the CO2
At another time in my life, I enthusiastically tried to convince reporters to cover a Congressional hearing about dying coral reefs. (Warming ocean temperatures the culprit.) It was all about sounding...
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Why Don’t the Unemployed Get Off Their Couches?
And Eight Other Critical Questions for Americans Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com Last year eight Americans -- the four Waltons of Walmart fame, the two Koch brothers, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett...
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The Costs of Inequality to the Growth of Most Households' Incomes
Yesterday I pointed out that adding in federal taxes and transfers does not much alter the trend in inequality over the last few decades. This morning, I'd like to feature another look at the costs of...
View ArticleWhy I Don't Want Condoms: A Porn Performer's Perspective
My decision to do porn wasn't an easy one. I spent months debating and talking to people: girls, agents, directors, my parents, my boyfriend at the time. I made many pros-and-cons lists. At the top of...
View ArticleMr. Xi Jinping, Please Respect Tank Man's Memory!
Do you remember the man who stopped a column of 17 tanks on Beijing's Avenue of Eternal Peace in June 1989, the day after the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests? It is today the 25th...
View ArticlePutin and the Federal Coal Lease in Montana
Will Russian President Vladimir Putin get richer thanks to a sweetheart government coal deal in Montana? Last month the Treasury Department informed Congress that Mr. Putin personally held an interest...
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Just Say What You Really Mean Republicans: "Sgt. Bergdahl Should Have Died In...
Long before Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could ever have put his fellow soldiers in danger, certain people advocated policies that would put millions of American soldiers in harm's way. Decades before the POW...
View ArticleThe Stunning Resurgence of Progressive Christianity
Anyone born within the last 50 years would be justified in thinking that Jesus' teachings and Christian preachings were the exclusive domain of social and fiscal conservatives. The '70s, '80s, and '90s...
View ArticlePassing the Zombie Kill Bill Is a No-Brainer
Earlier this year, I proposed legislation that would combat a wave of zombies plaguing too many communities across our New York State. From the Bronx to Buffalo, cities and towns in New York have been...
View ArticleAn Urban Agenda at the United Nations (VIDEO)
For the first time in human history more than half the world's population is living in cities. That's more than 3 billion people with an estimated 60 million more of us moving to cities every year. By...
View ArticleRIP Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin: 'Godfather of Ecstasy' and Drug Policy Reform...
Sasha Shulgin, who passed away Monday at the age of 88, was many things to many people. He was not just a pharmacologist, author, and medical chemist, but a pioneer in drug policy reform. Best known...
View ArticleThe Beverly Hills Hotel and the Dangers of Keyboard Activism
While I applaud those who are raising their voices against the Sultan of Brunei and his country's implementation of Sharia Law, I think there's an opportunity being missed. I'd love for those...
View ArticleEnvironmental Policies
Although it's not much in vogue to praise President Obama, this week he gets my thanks for launching what history may record as one of the most significant steps to mitigate climate change taken by any...
View ArticleCome As You Are
I was a boring kid, more concerned with topping out in my next exam than with any sports team or rock band. I think that was an early manifestation of a tendency I retain in my adult life and will...
View ArticleGood News on the Gun Control Front
A year ago, in March, 2013, I wrote a gun control article here for The Huffington Post, "The Good Thing We Can Learn From Anti-Abortion States." It stemmed from news stories about red states where...
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