Category: history & politics
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The betrayal of Afghanistan
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For six months in 2007, from March through August 2007, I worked in Kabul, Afghanistan, helping a national…
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What our grandparents’ ration books say about our social contract
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Wise words from my friend Julie. She posted this to Facebook. Paragraph breaks is mine: A couple of…
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I never want to forget this week
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I haven’t blogged about the coup attempt almost two weeks ago because I am still so horrified and…
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Evolve or become irrelevant
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A followup to my blog the day after the election, will the GOP wake up now?, where I…
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Will the GOP Wake Up Now?
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It’s hard to believe that, back in the 1990s, when I was volunteering with the California Abortion Rights…
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Donate cash NOT “stuff” following Sandy
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I hear that a certain GOP candidate that touts himself as a management expert is holding a rally…
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It’s a basic right, not a “special” one
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I have a friend I’m going to call Carl. He has made me laugh a million times. He…
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Your imaginary world is a scary place
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He shuffled into the tiny Fields, Oregon cafe and, after a few minutes at the counter, announced that…
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Civil Rights & Why I’m Annoying
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When I was in junior high and high school, I was learning about various historical events for the…
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American “exceptionalism” – not always laudable
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American exceptionalism refers to the theory that the United States of America is qualitatively different from other countries…
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