The Strange Case of Manuel Rocha the US Ambassador Accused of Being a Cuban SpyDid a U.S. Ambassador in Bolivia, allegedly working as a clandestine Cuban agent, cleverly intervene in the country’s presidential vote two…Dec 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023
Remembering Michael PertschukHow do you say goodbye and thank you to someone who gave you so much? Michael Pertschuk, a lifelong crusader for just causes, died this…Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022
Trump’s Claims of Fraud are a Money Shakedown to Pay His LawyersAs with most things Donald Trump, if his actions seem confusing, follow the money.Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
How Elections Turns Violent: I’ve Seen It Up CloseMy teenage daughter tells me that her Tik Tok feed is full of images of stores in Washington DC boarding up their windows. Over the…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Living in a Science Fiction Movie: Covid-19’s Preview of Climate ChangeThe Covid Pandemic is both a tragedy of its own and a useful preview to that other crisis — global climate change.Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
How I Gave Joe Biden the Idea of Running for President, 46 Years AgoJoe Biden first sought the White House more in 1988 as a young Senator, and sought it again in 2008 as an old one, neither time coming…Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
Selling Single Payer Health Care to Voters: Last Time it Didn’t End WellFrom a strategy point of view, the ‘Medicare for All’ movement is betting on the following:Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020
2020: The Two Part Recipe of Human SuicideThe Two Part Recipe of Human SuicideJan 5, 20202Jan 5, 20202
Bolivia: Is this How Civil War Begins?First I want you to understand what Cochabamba is like, when it’s not a war zone. It’s midday during the week and in the old colonial city…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
