Opinion: How to avoid AI-enhanced attempts to manipulate the election
The headlines this election cycle have been dominated by unprecedented events, among them Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the attempt on his life, Joe Biden’s disastrous…
Opinion: Why Trump’s ‘leave it to the states’ abortion stance ties him in knots
Watching Donald Trump regularly twist himself into a pretzel to reach a politically safe position on abortion rights would be comical if the issue weren’t…
Opinion: For undecideds, will this be Kamala Harris’ Achilles’ heel?
Kamala Harris has had a strong start to her presidential campaign, but the remaining weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election will be closely…
Opinion: Dear non-voter: Will this postcard get you to the polls?
I became a one-way pen pal for democracy in 2018, writing letters and postcards to strangers in the lead-up to that year’s midterm elections. I…
Opinion: Did actors and writers celebrate last year’s labor victory too soon?
One year ago, Hollywood greeted Labor Day with the guilds representing actors and writers on strike, as studios juggled movie release schedules and cobbled together…
Opinion: Why I’m not worried about Trump without guardrails
A favorite word Democrats use to argue against a second Trump presidency is “guardrails.” The argument goes something like this:Donald Trump didn’t know what he…
Opinion: Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power in…
Opinion: Ignore my brother Bobby, Max Kennedy says
I’m heartbroken over my brother Bobby’s endorsement of Donald Trump. I think often about my father and how he might have viewed the politics of…
Opinion: The ideas in Project 2025? Reagan tried them, and the nation suffered
Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative playbook that would overhaul much of the federal government under a second Trump administration, has sparked fear and concern…
Opinion: How Shirley Chisholm’s run for president led to Kamala Harris’
When Kamala Harris takes the stage on Thursday night, becoming the first woman of color to accept the Democratic Party nomination for president, she will…
The Government’s contradictory position on strikes is a green light for mayhem
Strikes riddleWE’RE struggling to fathom the Government’s contradictory position on strikes.We get that Keir Starmer wants to end the ceaseless walkouts which caused chaos under…
Opinion: How will Harris answer the Palestinian question?
As Kamala Harris prepares for the biggest moment of her political life at the Democratic National Convention this week, I’ve been reflecting on a recommendation…
Opinion: Post-menopausal women in society? JD Vance has some thoughts
I was minding my own business, living my grandbaby-free post-menopausal life, when I was suddenly confronted with an existential question:What — to borrow Barbie’s lament…
Opinion: Will Democrats’ re-embrace of that hopey-changey thing work?
Go ahead, Democrats, party like it’s 2008.In just a month, Democrats have gone from dreading their 2024 national convention that starts Monday in Chicago to…
Poll shows Hochman has momentum to beat L.A. County Dist. Atty. Gascón
A new poll shows criminal law attorney Nathan Hochman with a sizable lead over Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón in the race for…
Opinion: What the typical animal rescue narratives leave out
In the typical animal rescue story, “before” images might show a sweet pup with matted fur and haunted eyes abandoned in a bleak part of…
Opinion: Denigrating Drake, and Kamala Harris, as ‘Not Like Us’
On the same day that former President Trump claimed before a national gathering of Black journalists that Vice President Kamala Harris “was Indian all the…
Opinion: What Harris must remember about California’s anti-immigrant past
The Democratic Party, and its presidential nominee Kamala Harris, should stop touting “border security” and offer a new approach to the immigration debate, one firmly…
Opinion: Tempted to vote for Jed Bartlet in 2024? ‘The West Wing’ was always a fantasy
As another terrifyingly significant presidential election nears, it’s hard not to fantasize about how different things could be. Imagine, for instance, having a president who…
Mum divides opinion after saying her son has been charged £1,200 for using his expired £30 railcard for a WHOLE year
A MUM has sparked a fiery debate online after sharing that her 19-year-old son was hit with a whopping £1,200 fine for using an expired…