There are answers on gun violence
September 16, 2019
The recent carnage in El Paso and Midland-Odessa has many Texans searching for solutions.
Bread and roses and Labor Day
September 3, 2019
Americans are working harder and earning less. Income inequality is at levels not seen since the 19th Century.
Who is responsible for the mass killings?
August 19, 2019
Perhaps if we glanced down and saw the string that traces the trajectories of the bullets back to our hands about to cast our ballots, things would change.
The divide that matters is between rich and poor
August 5, 2019
In both town and city, the so-called “Texas Miracle” is based on wage slavery and alarming spikes in income inequality. It is more catastrophe than miracle.
Heads we win, tails you lose: The high court’s attack on voters
July 15, 2019
Hard-to-meet voter ID standards, restrictive voter suppression rules, some of the most extreme gerrymandering in the nation – all have been employed by Republicans to build a wall against voters they assume will oppose them.
How the war on vaccines diminishes our freedom
July 8, 2019
Just like yield signs facilitate our collective freedom of movement, vaccine requirements facilitate our collective freedom from disease.
Local folks survived the Legislature, but not without real suffering
June 10, 2019
The state continues to limit our communities' local solutions.
Bad luck saved us from worse luck during Texas legislative session
May 28, 2019
While Republican leaders pat themselves on the back, their achievements have more in common with 19th Century phony patent medicines than 21st Century solutions.
The state aims to take self-government away
May 6, 2019
Conservatives have declared war on cities, counties, and school districts.
In pipeline politics, love of the land is a shared value
April 23, 2019
The “Permian Highway Pipeline” is set to cut through the Texas Hill Country.
It's Texas Republicans who want to "California" Texas
April 9, 2019
Don't forget: Property taxes have soared because these same Republicans turned their backs on school funding.
At time of ITC fire and chemical spill, state Republicans move to protect the firm and other polluters
March 25, 2019
Ken Paxton is behind bad bills that would limit local governments’ ability to hold polluters accountable.
In political arena, we need to set hatred aside. Justice requires it.
March 25, 2019
We should remind ourselves that there are consequences to our political words and actions.
Nothing good can happen when governments keep secrets
March 12, 2019
A government’s secret chambers are like airline’s first-class cabins, and democracies should not have first-class cabins.
Focusing on individuals, paid sick leave makes sense
February 25, 2019
Current arguments against paid sick leave don't include the faces of actual employees.
Denying voting rights to eligible citizens is just wrong
February 11, 2019
Trump supporters like Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, Cruz, and Cornyn have yet to oppose Trump’s bigoted speech and acts.
Mitch McConnell’s confession: Why the GOP attacks voting rights
February 6, 2019
The Democratic voting rights bill would end aggressive voter purging like Texas GOP leaders are attempting right now.
Fund the schools but cut the strings
January 28, 2019
Texas Legislators need to adequately fund Texas schools
Walls around local governments: GOP leaders move to end local control
January 14, 2019
Republicans aim to wall off progressive centers across Texas.
Texas runs a short-change con on schools, local government
December 10, 2018
The state continues to spend less on schools, to the detriment of Texas children.
