My Hero: Rep. Al Green, Swinging his Cane and Heckling Trump

Three cheers for Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green for standing up for his constituents and disrupting Trump’s address to Congress. Green stood up, waved his walking stick, and shouted at the president that he doesn’t have a mandate at Trump’s March 4 speech. He ignored multiple calls from the House speaker to stop.  At 77 … Read more

It’s Up To Us

I was speaking to an old friend recently, and he said that he didn’t see who would be our “hero.” The right wing has theirs, the one we’ve viewed as a buffoon who has managed to throw a wrecking ball into so many of our institutions in a few weeks. And we have some very … Read more