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Mixed Responses as Turkey Votes “Yes” on Constitutional Referendum

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2017
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Mixed Responses as Turkey Votes “Yes” on Constitutional Referendum

by Jerika L.H, reporting from Europe Although official numbers will not be in for ten days, initial ballo ...

by Jerika L.H, reporting from Europe Although official numbers will not be in for ten days, initial ballot counters have confirmed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged victorious in ...

April 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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LGBTQI Violations Part of Larger Context of Chechen Genocide

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|Date: April 14, 2017
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LGBTQI Violations Part of Larger Context of Chechen Genocide

by Jerika L.H., reporting from Europe The small region of Chechnya has been under global examination as p ...

by Jerika L.H., reporting from Europe The small region of Chechnya has been under global examination as people around the world have recoiled in horror amidst emerging news that gay men have been roun ...

April 14, 2017
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The 2021 Presidential Inaugural Address: World Citizen #6

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|Date: March 10, 2017
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The 2021 Presidential Inaugural Address: World Citizen #6

by Scott Ragsdale This essay skips ahead to the final in the series. I skip ahead because the movement n ...

by Scott Ragsdale This essay skips ahead to the final in the series. I skip ahead because the movement needs vision and I use the format of the 2021 President’s inaugural address to provide that visi ...

March 10, 2017
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Essays from a World Citizen

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|Date: February 08, 2017
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Essays from a World Citizen

by Scott Ragsdale This is the first in a series of essays on the political themes of our times. The obje ...

by Scott Ragsdale This is the first in a series of essays on the political themes of our times. The objective of these essays is to draw conclusions from our predicament that will allow organizations ...

February 08, 2017
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Huge Crowd Shows Up at Protest in Front of Garamendi’s Office Tuesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2017
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Huge Crowd Shows Up at Protest in Front of Garamendi’s Office Tuesday

Organizers describe that at least 170 people showed up at what appeared to be a last-minute protest in Da ...

Organizers describe that at least 170 people showed up at what appeared to be a last-minute protest in Davis in front of Congressman John Garamendi’s office, to protest Trump’s policies in general. O ...

February 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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The Davis Green Onion – Edition 1

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|Date: December 03, 2016
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The Davis Green Onion – Edition 1

by Tia Will The president-elect has made a bold choice in Dr. Tom Price to head Health and Human services ...

by Tia Will The president-elect has made a bold choice in Dr. Tom Price to head Health and Human services. Dr. Price, an orthopedic surgeon and seasoned legislator, has now proven himself to be a visi ...

December 03, 2016
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Commentary: Deep in the Heart of Blue Country… The Reaction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 10, 2016
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Commentary: Deep in the Heart of Blue Country… The Reaction

In many ways, I have never seen anything like this. I was very young in 1980 when Ronald Reagan beat Jim ...

In many ways, I have never seen anything like this. I was very young in 1980 when Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter, and a dozen or so longtime Democratic Senators, many of them stalwarts of the opposi ...

November 10, 2016
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Special Commentary: My Frank Assessment on the State of the Union

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 09, 2016
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Special Commentary: My Frank Assessment on the State of the Union

Two very deeply flawed candidates faced off last night and it appears that Donald Trump will win the Elec ...

Two very deeply flawed candidates faced off last night and it appears that Donald Trump will win the Electoral College and quite possibly lose the popular vote (the last I checked Hillary had a very n ...

November 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Election Day – Open Thread

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2016
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Election Day – Open Thread

Hey everyone - today figures to be interesting. We have avoided national politics for sanity reasons, bu ...

Hey everyone - today figures to be interesting. We have avoided national politics for sanity reasons, but today is about both local and national politics so today will be a more free form discussion. ...

November 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Political End Times

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|Date: November 01, 2016
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Political End Times

by Dr. Andy Jones "Forms of politics are processes, not ends." Roslyn Fuller When you’ve li ...

by Dr. Andy Jones "Forms of politics are processes, not ends." Roslyn Fuller When you’ve lived through as many presidential elections as I have, you learn to expect one or multiple candi ...

November 01, 2016
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Are Republicans Nostalgic for the Gilded Age?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2014
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Are Republicans Nostalgic for the Gilded Age?

By Claire Goldstene The Republican Party today could be rechristened the Party of the Second Gilded Age. ...

By Claire Goldstene The Republican Party today could be rechristened the Party of the Second Gilded Age. Hostility to abortion and affirmative action, deregulation of industry, tax breaks for the weal ...

November 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events

Posted by Sailor boy
|Date: September 16, 2014
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Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events

Sunder For School Board Hosts “Back To School Kickoff” Celebration! Join Madhavi Sunder and her team of e ...

Sunder For School Board Hosts “Back To School Kickoff” Celebration! Join Madhavi Sunder and her team of energized campaign volunteers for its “Back to School Kickoff” celebration hosted by the Zaragoz ...

September 16, 2014
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GMOs and the Dilemma of Bias (by Adam Frank – republished from NPR)

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: January 08, 2014
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GMOs and the Dilemma of Bias (by Adam Frank – republished from NPR)

By Adam Frank (from NPR.org) For original article see GMOs and the Dilemma of Bias on NPR.org We have tak ...

By Adam Frank (from NPR.org) For original article see GMOs and the Dilemma of Bias on NPR.org We have taken on the issue of science and politics a lot in this blog. As a culture saturated with science ...

January 08, 2014
| by Matt Williams

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Chiles Apartment Project Presents Its Affordable Plan

Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Opportunities Still Await Davis if We Want Them

Probation System Squeezes the Poor and Feeds Mass Incarceration

Sunday Commentary: Is the Cost of Labor Peace Too High for Davis?

Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

Mississippi Senator’s Hanging Quip Draws Scrutiny

Mixed Responses as Turkey Votes “Yes” on Constitutional Referendum

Mixed Responses as Turkey Votes “Yes” on Constitutional Referendum

LGBTQI Violations Part of Larger Context of Chechen Genocide

LGBTQI Violations Part of Larger Context of Chechen Genocide

The 2021 Presidential Inaugural Address: World Citizen #6

The 2021 Presidential Inaugural Address: World Citizen #6

Essays from a World Citizen

Essays from a World Citizen

Huge Crowd Shows Up at Protest in Front of Garamendi’s Office Tuesday

Huge Crowd Shows Up at Protest in Front of Garamendi’s Office Tuesday

The Davis Green Onion – Edition 1

The Davis Green Onion – Edition 1

Commentary: Deep in the Heart of Blue Country… The Reaction

Commentary: Deep in the Heart of Blue Country… The Reaction

Special Commentary: My Frank Assessment on the State of the Union

Special Commentary: My Frank Assessment on the State of the Union

Election Day – Open Thread

Election Day – Open Thread

Political End Times

Political End Times

Are Republicans Nostalgic for the Gilded Age?

Are Republicans Nostalgic for the Gilded Age?

Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events

Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events

GMOs and the Dilemma of Bias (by Adam Frank – republished from NPR)

GMOs and the Dilemma of Bias (by Adam Frank – republished from NPR)

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