Electing good candidates is not our only, or always our surest, route to the policies and laws we want. Here's another way: Have the people themselves make the laws. Read more...
To the amazement of longtime locals in many parts of America, gentrification has surged in recent years, suddenly swamping whole communities in US urban centers, as well as in close-in suburbs and quaint small towns. The developers, bankers, and public officials pushing such incursions try to soften the destructive impacts of gentrification by cloaking the term with euphemisms like “revitalization” and “enrichment”–implying progress for all and a beautiful community uplift. In fact, though, it has nearly always been a code word for a particularly ugly form of class war. Read more...
As the winter solstice nears, people around the world are celebrating end-of-the-year holidays that, while widely diverse, share the ideal... Read more...
IN LAST NOVEMBER’S ELECTIONS, native Hawaiian Alika Atay won a seat on the Maui County Council, channeling three powerful spirits... Read more...