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Arise, Democrats - and Lift Your Voices in Opposition
Rank and file Democrats want an opposition, not a collaboration. Don't kiss the ring - and demoralize the party even further.
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Goodbye Resistance, Hello Opposition
For those of us who refuse to get in line, to accommodate the rollback of civil and human rights, what is our choice? I think the answer is opposition.
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My Mother Takes A Stand
These have been dark days indeed, but my late Mom's most radical political act - you'll be surprised - gives us the right direction for the future.
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Goodbye Resistance, Hello Opposition
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A Time for Choosing
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My Mother Takes A Stand
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The New York Times Is Broken
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The Gathering Storm
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Disinformation Is the New WMD
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The Democratic Labor Days Ahead
Will growing institutional strength carry Democrats and Kamala Harris to victory over Trump and MAGA extremists? Signposts are there.
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Teaching in the Laboratory of Democracy
I found myself thinking about the sector I work in and just why teaching matters so much to me especially this year - as we face an existential election…
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The New York Times Is Broken
The hard truth, especially for New Yorkers who have read the paper for decades, is that it’s not cluelessness or simply bad journalism keeping from NYT…
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The Gathering Storm
History books are filled with existential moments for both states and entire societies. We need to face ours squarely. And win.
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Never Kept A Dollar Past Sunset: A Year of Live Music
So many of the musical footsteps I’ve walked in over this past year have been deeply worn, like the grooves on old LP. Happy birthday Keith Richards.
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No, All Is Not Lost
The existential political fight to save this republic is here. It’s been here before - and it will be here again. Our job is to rise to the challenge…
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Celebrating Atrocities in Service of Ideology
The far left's embrace of terror is a warning - we are on the cusp of much darker times, and liberals must be willing to speak up, and stand for human…
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