Why write?
Edna from Murrieta surprised me with the question: "Why would any sane person want to write? It seems so hard and depressing."
How a racist housing policy caused the biggest, bitterest brawl in California’s Capitol
Nationally, we just observed the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. In California, there wasn’t a peep about the 60th anniversary of a historic civil rights triumph in this state.
Think getting a raise from the boss is hard? Try asking for this
Like many front-line workers across the country, Denise Kohr saw her pay at Amazon increase over the past year; as for her say, not so much.
Tyrants make de-tyrannification a Criminal Act?
Interestingly, in the playbook of most Americans, tyranny used to be considered a bad thing. In fact, there are a few of us left who remember a time when the absence of tyranny was exactly what made the people around the world envy us.
Why Trump’s outlandish legal maneuvers are backfiring with the federal judge in the Jan. 6 case
The downside of former President Donald Trump’s deciding to employ a political strategy, aimed at maximizing the chance of his reelection in November 2024, rather than a purely legal strategy — aimed at maximizing the chances of his acquittal on criminal charges — came into sharp relief on Monday.
