Rena Korb is a professional writer and editor. Her publications span from children’s books to political commentary. She volunteers as a DemCast California captain and as a leader with her local Indivisible chapter. She also is a lifelong activist, attending her first protest when she was 16. She lives in San Mateo with her family and, in non-pandemic times, enjoys playing Ultimate frisbee.
Until early 2018, David Weissman was an online MAGA troll. A self-avowed one too. The kind you should just either report or
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Photo courtesy of MSNBC First they came for Portland. After protestors turned up for more than 50 consecutive nights, President Donald Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf sent unidentified federal agents, dressed in military fatigues, after them.
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On Nov. 7, at 11:24 a.m. in Washington, D.C., the election for the president and vice president of the United States finally ended. We learned the will of the people, and it
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Until early 2018, David Weissman was an online MAGA troll. A self-avowed one too. The kind you should just either report or block on Twitter. Engage with them and soon enough you’ll
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On Sunday morning, October 25, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows appeared on the State of the Union and told Jake Tapper, “We’re not going to control the pandemic. We are
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Back in August, five months into the pandemic, I attended a Zoom event organized by Vote Mama with several rock star women politicians — Katie Porter, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Buffy Wicks and a
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“Always stand up if you see an injustice in your community, whether it’s something that directly impacts your life or not.” — Cindy Axne Cindy Axne’s parents raised her and her sisters
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Running as a Democrat in ruby-red Alabama is not easy for any candidate seeking a seat in government. Six out of seven of Alabama’s members of the House are Republican, as are
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Author’s Note: While working on this piece on Thursday night, news broke that President Trump and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus. This unexpected turn of events calls into question the
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It seems a lifetime ago that my husband and I awoke in the middle of the night to a loud rumble. My immediate thought was that drunk teenagers were setting off firecrackers,
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By now, the sabotage taking place at the USPS at the behest of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is well known. In case you managed to miss the varying scandals, which started before
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Photo by Taylor Wilcox on Unsplash With only 56 days left until the election, it’s time for every American to consider something we generally take for granted: our relationship with our country.
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