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Let the Dead Speak
Jan 30, 2023 The Right's attack on American History seeks to erase the fullness of our past.
Opinion
El Salvador’s Champion
Dec 30, 2022 President Nayib Bukele says he has defeated El Salvador’s gangs and brought peace to the nation. But the reality is more complex.
Opinion
Power Tripping: The Psychedelic Industry Has a Consent Problem
Dec 27, 2022 There is evidence of a serious lack of understanding of consent in the psychedelics industry.
Courts & Law
Major Cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Term
Dec 19, 2022 The court is now firmly controlled by an emboldened super-majority of right-wing politicians dressed in black robes. These are the cases where they likely will do the most damage this term.
Courts & Law
The Worst Decisions of the Roberts Court (A Partial List)
Dec 19, 2022 Reasonable minds can differ about the most regressive opinions of the Roberts Court. But here are the decisions that should make any court-watcher's list.
Ear to the Ground
The Bill Comes Due for FTX
Dec 14, 2022
Opinion
The Grift Brothers
Dec 5, 2022 It’s easy to give away part of your income—and sound saintly announcing this on TV—when you have, say, a mansion in the Bahamas or multi-million-dollar budgets to promote your projects and your brand.
TD Original
Psychedelics, Alone, Will Not Save Us From Dystopia
Dec 2, 2022 Dispelling the myth that psychedelics will usher in a progressive utopia without accompanying political activity aimed at systemic socioeconomic change.
TD Original
Has the military been secretly conducting its own MDMA studies?
Nov 30, 2022 In previously unreported statements made at the 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Rick Doblin, executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), discussed rumors of secret Pentagon studies with MDMA, as well as the reasons for hesitancy on the part of some government agencies to fund MAPS’ research.
Column
Democracy on the Ballot
Nov 7, 2022 If the Republicans take back either the House or Senate tomorrow, the stage will be set for Donald Trump’s return in 2024. If that happens, there will be few, if any, guardrails left to preserve what is left of our damaged and fraying democracy.2023 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Election Editorials
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Is Donald Trump Above the Law?
Nov 1, 2022 A failed prosecution of Donald Trump would be a lose-lose proposition, legally and politically. But the greater risk lies in doing nothing.2023 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Election Editorials