Amisha Patel and Niketa Brar--Fighting the Cynics

I finished World Pacific--Peter Mann's latest novel--in a glorious burst of reading at 8 in the morning, having been up almost all night. Couldn't sleep--just had to keep reading.And when I closed the book, I thought...What was that all about? W…

For the last few days, reporters have been desperately searching for a logical explanation as to why Trump would do something so illogical as start a war with Iran.It's a challenging mission cause there's no logical explanation other than the one …

I know from my own experiences that every family has it secrets, but the secrets revealed by Christine Kuehn in her gripping family memoir are--well, I mean...Let's just let them speak for themselves.And keep in mind as you’re reading…

If I had a pantheon of super-smart lefties who influenced my life, Noam Chomsky would be right up there with Kurt Vonnegut.I loved Vonnegut's books. Still read Slaughterhouse Five from time to time.Vonnegut could reduce the atrocious hypocrisies…

On February 6, I woke to discover Trump had posted a video, depicting the Obamas as apes.Still half asleep, I thought...You gotta be kidding me--how low will this fucker go?A few minutes later the Associated Press offered their assessment, rep…

There I was, walking along Wabash Street through the heart of Boyle Heights, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in Los Angeles, when who did I see looking back at me?Melania!Well, not in person. She was on a bus-shelter poster beneath a plate…