I knew from the moment I heard this that somehow the story of my very mild encounter with Devin Nunes on the
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I know there is animosity between us because I left MAGA and ended my support for Trump. The journey I chose wasn’t an easy one but I felt it was the right thing to do when I made this decision. Since
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It has been 20 years since 9/11, and I cannot help but let my mind think back to that day. I was nowhere near the Twin Towers when they were hit, had
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Many things divide Americans politically, but there is now a demographic that previously had little impact: religious vs. non-religious. Gallup began measuring religious membership in 1937. In that poll, membership in a religious
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When actress Sally Field won the 1985 Academy Award, she said, in essence: You like me. You really like me. I think if you were to ask Americans if they want universal health
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By now, every registered California voter should have received their ballot for the upcoming gubernatorial recall election. Election Day is less than one week away, Sept. 14. So, in the little time
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The U.S. Supreme Court poses a clear and present danger to democracy. Just last term, they gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it much easier for states to engage
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As an Operation Enduring Freedom veteran, I would like to thank President Joe Biden for the hard decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The longest war our country has fought is finally over.
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In the mid-1980s I became the president of the San Diego Coalition for Reproductive Choice (SDRC). I was in my early 30s and married. Abortion was not an issue that touched me
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If I had my own summer, I’d spend it driving around in an 18-wheeler across America, listening to my favorite podcasts and being faithful to the request of any child excitedly pumping
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Sometimes it can feel that in politics, the bad guys don’t see consequences. But this week, that was very much not the case. So let’s get into it. Kraken Lawyers You may
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The “feisty little paper” that was the Monterey Herald didn’t fall victim to the internet or changes in technology, as former reporter Julie Reynolds will tell you. What hurt the small California
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