Author: Guest Authors
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Governor Wolf and the Courts Must Act Now to Mitigate Public Health Threat
Jails and prisons pose a greater public safety risk than any individual they cage, especially during a pandemic.
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How Accusations of “Negativity” and “Divisiveness” Stifle Debate
Candidate records & platforms matter. As can be seen in the race for DC State Board of Education in Ward 1, it’s important to point them out.
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Dear Councilman Grosso: Please Be Our Ally and Support 77
Being an ally to women and immigrants, which you’ve been in the past, means raising wages for vulnerable workers.
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Ramming Morality Into Our Economic System the John Ruskin Way
A slim pamphlet from the mid-19th century provides both a diagnosis of today’s economic problems and a potential cure.
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How Christianity Got Co-Opted and We Got Trump
In a state of decline, evangelicalism continues to reject the Bible’s social justice message in favor of white American hegemony.
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Bigotry and Disenfranchisement: Making Sense of Trump Supporters’ Motivations
Understanding Trump means getting outraged and intervening – against both bigotry and a system that isn’t working.
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Voting: Which Method Is Right for You?
Jenny Wolochow recommends voting by mail and has a handy cheat sheet for California voters.
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Teacher Satisfaction: Education’s Failure to Retain Quality Educators
Teacher satisfaction will only be realized in systems where teachers are truly respected and honored.
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War in the Name of God: Christianity Is No Less Addicted Than Any Other Religion
America’s wars are religious affairs in which young people are called to sacrifice themselves for the Christian God.
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Truth or Politics
Tom Block is an author, artist, and activist whose most recent book, Machiavelli in America, explores the influence of the 16th-century Italian political philosopher on America’s politics. Machiavelli’s impact is particularly apparent today, as Block explains in the post below. Block (who you can follow on Twitter at @tomblock06 and…