Viewpoints

America stands at a crossroads. Our youth are graduating into a challenging job market. The aging population is growing faster than our care infrastructure can handle. And our nation is grappling with a crisis of civic disconnect, loneliness, and division.

Our homes are the foundations of our lives. They are the places where we start and end our days, raise our families, rest, host friends, recuperate, and relax. Everyone deserves a dignified, affordable home.

Recently, the New York Times published a discussion about the current state of higher education in America among three of its opinion writers Frank Bruni, Ross Douthat and Lawrence Summers. 

Those of us old enough to remember “Perry Mason” watched a TV courtroom drama unfold where a defense attorney had the side of his client, the prosecutor had the side of the victim, and the judge was a neutral party.

The Speakeasy Spirits booked their ticket to the Carrboro Adult Co-Rec Softball Championship on Tuesday, winning 8 – 6 in a lights-out game against the Fightin’ Squids.

As a researcher focused on health and social supports for aging adults and people living with disabilities, hurricane season arriving amid our current politics gives me pause.

By now you have probably seen the horrible news that two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses have been shot by someone impersonating a police officer.

Donald Trump’s presidency has been characterized by a politics of grievance—marked by retribution, ideological rigidity, and a combative approach to governance.

I am speaking today not only as the Chair of the Orange County Democratic Party, but as an American deeply concerned about what is unfolding in California.

By slashing nearly one-fourth of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discretionary budget, the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget signals a dramatic retreat from evidence-based health research, disease prevention, and innovation.