Miranda YaverSpringsteen Takes San Francisco to Higher Ground“We’re just getting started,” Bruce said with a smile after a few songs, to the delight of the 18,000 fans in the audience, who had already…Apr 1Apr 1
Miranda YaverSparks Fly on Patriot PlaceWhen Bruce Springsteen sang the chorus to “Mary’s Place,” it felt rather like a summoning, as rain was in the forecast (we felt raindrops…Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 2023
Miranda YaverSpringsteen Proves It All Night in BostonThere is perhaps no opening song better suited to a Monday concert than “No Surrender,” as the audience of 20,000 reflects on learning more…Mar 21, 20232Mar 21, 20232
Miranda YaverBalancing Social Justice and Social DistanceMy first political memory was watching on television footage of the beating of Rodney King by officers of the Los Angeles Police…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020
Miranda YaverRepublicans Are Working to Undermine Direct DemocracyIn working to subvert Medicaid expansion, the GOP-controlled legislature is also ignoring their constituents’ wishesMar 1, 20196Mar 1, 20196
Miranda YaverWhy I Didn’t ReportHeartbreaking. Infuriating. Degrading. Surreal. Galling. Shaming. Powerless.Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Miranda YaverKavanaugh a Blank Check for Presidential PowerOn July 8, 1974, the case of United States v. Nixon was argued before the United States Supreme Court. Despite the Court’s formal term…Jul 24, 2018Jul 24, 2018
Miranda YaverQuestions for Judge KavanaughOn July 9, 2018, the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, President Trump announced his nominee for Associate…Jul 22, 2018Jul 22, 2018
Miranda YaverThe NRA’s Faulty LogicWhile the National Rifle Association claims that gun control is an infringement on their Second Amendment rights, they demonstrate little…Apr 3, 2018Apr 3, 2018