by Robert Reich Trump’s first criminal trial — the first criminal trial of a former president, ever — began Monday. The 34-count business falsification case may be […]
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As a pregnant law professor in Arizona, I fear the abortion ban
by Caitlin Millat I am 19 weeks pregnant, a legal scholar and a resident of Arizona, whose highest court last Tuesday upheld a 160-year-old law banning nearly […]
President Biden must again prevent a wider Middle East war
by Andreas Kluth An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, as Mahatma Gandhi allegedly said. After Iran’s massive retaliation for the Israeli strike against […]
Trump’s big mistake
by Robert Pawlicki Casual political observers may not be aware that Donald Trump has taken on a new strategy — infusing Christianity into his movement and presenting […]
Happy Tax Day. Are we getting our money’s worth?
by Steven Hill It’s Americans’ favorite day — April 15, Tax Day! In the land of “No taxation without representation,” we Americans throw a fit over how […]
Unforgettable divide of O.J. Simpson trial is still fresh, even in death
by Kerith Gabriel I was 13 years old, but I can still recall hearing my mother’s shriek like it was yesterday, followed by her repeated words of […]
I’ve covered Calif.’s homeless since before the word was used
by Dale Maharidge In 1980, I reported on Sacramento’s “public inebriates.” Most of them, a few hundred in all, lived in flophouse hotels. But some slept “in […]
This grudge match is silly
Boomers vs. Millennials by Robin Abcarian At a recent family dinner, various younger relatives were talking about music streaming services and began to wonder aloud whether Pandora […]
Netanyahu owes U.S. answers
by LZ Granderson We as Americans should be asking hard questions about Benjamin Netanyahu. Does the prime minister have a vision to end Israel’s war in Gaza […]
‘Great Wealth Transfer’ is a delusion
by Sarah Green Carmichael The Great Wealth Transfer sounds like a heist film or a game show. It’s neither. It’s a (rather morbid) shorthand for the massive […]