I should be writing about our historic progressive victory this morning. The U.S. House of Representatives voted for the first time to pass a health care reform bill. But I'm not, because I don't...
November 4th marked two key ceremonial activities in Israel – the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, and the subsequent hand-wringing over his legacy. Rabin was killed 14 years ago by...
Thanks to a pair of horrific events in Juárez, Mexico’s addict population has drawn unusual international attention in recent weeks: 17 addicts were murdered on September 17 in a rehab center in...
Like many people, I came to politics—and writing about politics--through music. I discovered punk rock, and it led me to different ways of thinking about the world. Music has always been a way to...
I was celebrating with every trans person around the world in November 1999, when I heard the news that New Zealand’s Georgina Beyer became the first open trans person elected to a national...
Last week, activists crashed a meeting of America's Health Insurance Plans, singing about the death of the public option to the tune of “The Sun'll Come Out” from Annie. Their song appears to...
Canada was originally divided into Upper and Lower Canada. This division was based upon linguistics and culture and to this day, there continues to be a lack of harmony between Anglophones and...
I've seen a focus in the United States on mass political action in the past year like nothing I've seen in my lifetime. From the huge crowds at Barack Obama's campaign rallies and the unprecedented...
Since Michael Steele became the chair of the RNC, he has attempted to change the image of the Republican Party in the Black community. We have heard much about "hip hop conservatism" in his bid to...
My grandmother, who's from Pittsburgh, was very afraid that I'd turn out not American enough, so she taught me the Pledge of Allegiance and the "Star-Spangled Banner," asking me to recite them every...
