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.
So what should we focus on when it comes to Joe Biden’s candidacy? My answer is simple: the big picture – what
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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 Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that we will have enough vaccinations for all adults in the United States to get vaccinated by the end of the summer. That means, at a
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Right now, it’s just a few hours until Joe Biden is inaugurated as president of the United States. My to-do list is short: I’m spending today cleaning the house, putting all the
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The new year started off with a bang as we now approach the January 6 certification of the states’ electoral tallies and find even more splintering among the Republicans over their own
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In the virtual classroom of 2020, students are not physically present. Instead, they appear on the screen as faces on a geometric grid, or simply as black boxes labeled with names. School
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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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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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