The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy issues this declaration in response to the recent military actions by the United States against the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the capture of its head of state, Nicolás Maduro. These events must be examined through the...
In a recent holiday message, I expressed optimism that one year into this administration our district courts, courts of appeals, grand juries, and criminal and civil court juries were still upholding the rule of law in the face of Trump’s propaganda, manipulation and...
The relentless pace of events continues. In just this past week: 1) Trump commented on the murders of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, 2) the DOJ failed to comply with the congressional order to release all of the Epstein files, 3) the Department of Energy suspended all...
Hearing my friend, an elementary school teacher, say she had to undergo training on what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showed up at her school did it for me. After that conversation, I couldn’t sleep for days. What the Moment Revealed It wasn’t...
In Trump v. United States (2024), decided 6–3 on July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that a former president enjoys (1) absolute immunity for actions within his “conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” (2) presumptive immunity for other “official acts,”...
