Student Opinion: A Harrowing Fight for Women’s Rights in 2020
By Michelle Moreno Despite the many challenges 2020 has brought, Argentina has officially become the largest Latin…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Lines Are Crossed – Trump Urges State Official to ‘Find’ Votes
By David M. Greenwald It has taken two months after the election for us to finally have…
Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains
By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about…
My View: Quickest Change for Policing – CAHOOTS Model
By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council in December signed on to a nine-point plan for…
Guest Commentary: Should We Impose a Moratorium on Deportation?
By Madhuri Grewal – A deportation moratorium is a critical step to repairing the harm that has been waged against our immigrant communities and reimagining our existing system.
Commentary: Time After Time, Discretion in Criminal Legal System Leads to Huge Racial Disparities
By David Greenwald We have seen in a wide variety of areas that, where police and prosecutors…
Commentary: How Do People Plan to Finance Their Ideal Community?
By David M. Greenwald In 2018, only 57 percent of the voters supported a parcel tax for…
Commentary: Let’s Call This What It Is – Actual Insanity
By David Greenwald The innocence movement understood early on that the term innocent is thrown around the…
Letter: A Research Park Would Create Jobs and Spur the Local Economy
by Pam Marrone I have been reading the letters criticizing the City Council’s Measure B support. The…
Commentary: Lawsuit against Aggie Square Shows It’s Not Just Davis
By David M. Greenwald Davis may have mastered the art of the circular firing squad, but it…
Guest Commentary: L.A. and S.F. have it right: No children should be prosecuted as adults
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District Attorney…
Student Opinion: The International Response To China’s Human Rights Record
By Jacob Derin On Tuesday, the Chinese deputy envoy to the UN responded to Germany’s challenge of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Actually Out of Step?
By David M. Greenwald A few weeks ago, an op-ed by several citizens implied that the council…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG
By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment…
Guest Commentary: A Tale of Two Body Camera Videos
By Chad Marlow – When the police are given the discretion to publicly release favorable body camera footage but withhold negative footage, police body cameras become nothing more than a police propaganda tool.
Student Opinion: Biden’s New Pick ‘The Deficit Hawk’ Draws Outrage from His Progressive Allies
By Liam Benedict As more Republicans among the Trump administration abandon his flailing attempts at undoing the…
Looking Back: Our Two-Tiered Justice System
by Jeffrey Deskovic – Contrasts In Justice Between Rich And Poor – “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as well as across the country and not simply applicable to NY.
My View: Policy Issues Aside, Padilla Was the Logical Choice
By David M. Greenwald Progressives were not thrilled with the selection of Secretary of State Alex Padilla…
Student Opinion: A Second Stimulus Package Writes Smaller Checks
By Jacob Vito 2020 will likely be remembered as a year without mercy from a spreading pandemic…
Student Opinion: Climate Change Plans Attached to Coronavirus Relief Bill
By Jose Orozco On Dec. 21, Congress passed a coronavirus relief bill with several measures to fight…
