Peter Dreier is professor of politics at Occidental College who writes for The Nation, American Prospect, Talking Points Memo, Dissent, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications.. Among his eight books are Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements that Shook Up the Game and Change America and The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame.
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California is engaged in a David versus Goliath battle over wealth and inequality and a growing army of Jews is joining the crusade to slay the corporate giant. The battleground is Proposition 15, a statewide measure known as “Schools and Communities First” (SCF) that would increase property taxes on the state’s largest corporations and raise…
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When my children were growing up – from elementary school through high school – my wife and I frequently took them to Los Angeles’s Museum of Tolerance. I’ve also taken friends to this wonderful institution, which I consider an essential stop for out-of-town visitors. Although its roots are based in educating people about the causes…
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It seems as though the Oscars writers think that Hollywood is so liberal that they can get away with making offensive comments because everyone knows they’re “just joking.” I don’t agree. Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony featured a not very subtle onslaught of sexist, racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic “jokes.” At a time when America is…
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Opinion Obama Would Bring Out the Best in Us
At a time when America is facing great economic turmoil, we need a president who is steady, mature, responsible, thoughtful and clear-thinking. We need a president who is deliberate, not volatile. We also need a president who can inspire Americans to listen to their better angels — who understands that the hopes that unite us…
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Culture Thank You, Shawn Green
My 7-year old daughter Sarah’s soccer team, which I co-coach, plays every Saturday during the fall. At the team’s Tuesday night practice two weeks ago, I told the players that Sarah — who is the only Jew on her team — and I wouldn’t be at the game the following Saturday because we’d be going…
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