Teri has written novels, short stories, nonfiction for both young readers and adults, and lots of legal briefs. She is currently working on a book on disinformation to be published by Macmillan Publishers. Her political commentary has appeared on the NBC Think Blog and CNN.com. Her articles and essays have appeared in publications as diverse as Education Week, Slate Magazine, and Scope Magazine. Her short fiction has appeared in the American Literary View, The Iowa Review, and others. For twelve years she maintained a private appellate law practice limited to representing indigents on appeal from adverse rulings. She believes with the ACLU that when the rights of society's most vulnerable members are denied, everybody's rights are imperiled. She also believe with John Updike that the purpose of literature is to expand our sympathies. Teri lives with her family on the beautiful central coast in California.
A little bit of agitation is good. It motivates us to action. It stimulates voter turnout. Too much is paralyzing. And pointless.
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Here’s the part that is hard for people to grasp: The GOP doesn’t want a democracy. They want fascism. They’re trying to destroy truth. That, of course, explains Fox, Trump, and the GOP. They are actively trying to undermine factuality.
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Sondland started Wednesday’s impeachment hearing by dropping a few bombshells. It got more interesting from there.
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We learn today that American democratic institutions are alive and well—and that Donald Trump is running out of defenses.
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Because we have numbers on our side we can get through this, just like we’ve gotten through other authoritarian uprisings, if we remain active and engaged.
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. . . so expect things to get worse before they get better. The worst thing Democrats can do right now is escalate the situation. Democracy is under attack. The goal is
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Senate Republicans will have to answer the question: Should the US President be able to completely insulate himself from Congressional inquiries?
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When you consider what Trump—as president—does all day as his “work” it makes sense that the way Pelosi and Schiff are conducting this impeachment is throwing off his game.
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The White House letter is a political letter, attempting to frame impeachment on Trump’s terms. The Democrats should not let Trump control how impeachment is framed.
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I don’t believe the question “Where is Trump’s crime?” is a sincere question.
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