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This time, at least, the system got it right
It was the only logical and moral conclusion, and still it seemed almost unimaginable.
Get the shot, before the coronavirus gets you
It’s been a little more than two weeks since I got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. So, this is as good a time as any to take stock of how the greatest health crisis in hundred years is affecting our lives.
How do we resolve humanity’s perennial sin?
White Europeans didn’t invent supremacy, though it’s probably fair to say that an ugly lot among them perfected it.
The crisis at the border won’t end until we admit we need immigrants at least as much as they need us
When it comes to the subject of immigration, humanity and common sense matter. That’s where every conversation on the topic should start.
Domestic terrorists and GOP’s leaders have voting rights in their sights
One of our nation’s two major political parties has concluded that winning at all costs is more important than protecting our cherished right to hold free and fair elections.
School’s out: What’s the post-pandemic catch-up plan, especially for children of color?
Tangled up in the controversy over how quickly children should return to the classroom given the COVID-19 health crisis is the still largely unappreciated catastrophe involving the damage being done to our education system, especially when it comes to the poor and communities of color.
Trump and abettors like Ducey must be held accountable
Everyone responsible for the Capitol assault must be held accountable. It’s a basic tenet of our democracy that no one, not the president and certainly not a marauding band of white nationalists, is above the law.
Biden’s not-so-secret superpower
America, where do we go from here? It’s a fair and necessary question.
Trump must resign now to spare America any more damage
The presidency of Donald J. Trump must end now. He must resign.
Will the Joe Biden administration ‘look like America’?
There’s a political puzzle being solved in Washington, largely behind the scenes, as President-elect Joe Biden settles on a slew of cabinet appointments he’s promised will “look like America.”
COVID-19, 25 years later, a Thanksgiving story
SCENE: It’s 2045, about 30 or 40 people have gathered at a downtown Phoenix cafe for a night of storytelling. The theme for the evening is Thanksgiving Memories. The emcee introduces local storyteller and playwright, James E. Garcia. EMCEE: Next up, everyone, is James E. Garcia, whose decades-long writing career has included journalism, playwriting, a […]
When our democracy teeters, we must stand vigil
On Election Day, our democracy teetered. To deny how close this country came to the brink of disaster is to ignore the obvious.