What progressives can learn from the militia occupation in Oregon

By Kelley Weigel, Executive Director, Western States Center, partner of the Strong Families network

It’s day 25 of the standoff between the federal government and armed militants occupying…

Trump, Bundy and poisoned water represent a fundamental unraveling of American values

I finally got contact lenses the other day, which is really cool because I can actually read small and medium-size print without holding the publication up to my nose, so I was psyched…

The sad irony only thickens when you read the rhetoric these fringe militiamen and their fringe supporters in Congress are using to justify their actions:

Occupiers Charged (but not as terrorists)

On Tuesday, law enforcement arrested eight members of the group occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon. A ninth was killed. Since then, police have put a perimeter around the area and became more urgent in their calls for the protesters to disperse. In today…

What the Malheur occupation taught us about our past, our guns and our future.

I was waiting to write this until the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge finally drew to a close, but, who knows when the last of the occupiers will leave. Arguably, it ended when…