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 much we fork […]
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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 “THANK YOU, JESUS,” […]
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 the weeds.” I […]
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 was still around. […]
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 that doesn’t include […]
‘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 amount of money […]
Remove foreign-influenced corporate money from elections now
by Cindy Black Federal law is clear: Foreign money is prohibited in U.S. elections. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC created a loophole allowing corporations […]
The Trump-era tax cuts were neither a panacea nor a rip-off
by Karl W. Smith Back in 2017, the debate around President Donald Trump’s tax cuts was a case study in how quickly a discussion around legitimate policy can descend into […]
College costs nearly $100K a year? Forgiving loans the least we can do
by LZ Granderson President Joe Biden is at it again with student loan forgiveness. Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn’t use the HEROES Act — passed after […]
TikTok ban Congress’ latest moral panic
by Stephen L. Carter We are living in the age of moral panic. We look around, we see a problem, and we rush to outlaw something. Ban TikTok! cry members […]
