The path to reclaiming power over information and securing democracy When I was a kid, there were these extraordinary chronicles of daily life called newspapers, sold on nearly every street corner, delivered to homes and businesses, read on trains, and shared among strangers in coffee shops. They were magical to…
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Stand Your Ground
Where there is injustice, I always believe in fighting. Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) In the fight against fascism, we must face our fears and stand firm in our beliefs It’s only a matter of time before a licensed gun owner shoots and kills a federal agent, doing so in clear…
The Second American Civil War Has Begun
The Trump administration has crossed the Rubicon of authoritarianism and turned true patriots into enemies of the state America is deeply divided. This is the phrase we’ve been using for years now. We’re deeply divided as a people and as a nation. The culture war that began as an unsubstantiated…
Why Protests Should Never Be Peaceful
“After all, the practical reason why, when the power is once in the hands of the people, a majority are permitted, and for a long period continue, to rule, is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems fairest to the minority, but…