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.
Out of the midterms, a new feeling of togetherness
November 19, 2018
Democracy demands that we hold open the door for one another.
Voters have a chance to protect America's Tree of Life
November 5, 2018
Faith leaders gather to condemn hatred, bigotry and oppression.
O’Rourke was right to speak out on racism
October 16, 2018
Beto O’Rourke was right to speak up, and we should all welcome an open-hearted, eyes-wide-open, public conversation regarding our racial divides.
In our poisoned political era, our preferences decide our facts
October 8, 2018
Humans have many wonderful qualities. “Perfectly rational” is not among them.
Helen Keller’s smile: On the State Board of Education's textbook antics
October 1, 2018
The Texas State Board of Education recently decided what historical figures should be excluded or included in textbooks.
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
October 1, 2018
Is American democracy strong enough to survive its demons?
The sad ABCs of the Texas’ A-F school ratings
August 28, 2018
The leadership of the Republican Party in Texas and around the country is hell-bent on ending public education as we know it and replacing it with private corporations that will get rich on our tax dollars while educating fewer of our children.
We will repudiate the darkness in 2018
July 27, 2018
Some conservatives are fine Putin’s subversion of our democracy as long as it serves their own power, but most Texans and Americans will repudiate the darkness in 2018.
The Path Where Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court Will Take Us
July 23, 2018
So, under a Trump-packed court, America might look something like Putin’s Russia looks today.
Five Fast Facts on Trump's Kidnapping of Immigrant Children
June 19, 2018
The Trump administration is pushing around a lot of lies and misinformation about their "zero tolerance" and family separation policies.
Silence of the Wolves
June 18, 2018
Donald Trump has begun a policy of kidnapping immigrant children from their mothers and fathers and placing them in internment camps. In Texas.
