John Bickel

Instead Of Furloughs, Tax Those Who Can Afford It Flickr: Great War Observer

Instead Of Furloughs, Tax Those Who Can Afford It

Historic sacrifices must be made to reduce the loss of life and to repair our economy.

The Fight For Paid Family Leave Insurance Flickr: Nikolay Gromin

The Fight For Paid Family Leave Insurance

Too many families are burdened with infant or elder care, causing serious financial hardship.

Want Better Schools? Then Let’s Pay For It Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Want Better Schools? Then Let’s Pay For It

If you treasure education, support the constitutional amendment to authorize surcharge on real estate taxes.

Pitching Politics To Increasingly Polarized Independents Flickr: Gage Skidmore

Pitching Politics To Increasingly Polarized Independents

They are moving away from the center. What does that mean for Hawaii?

A Progressive Legislative Lament

A Progressive Legislative Lament

The deep blue state of Hawaii is criticized for being too liberal. Yet it seems that on a lot of issues, our supposedly liberal Democrats are acting like Republicans.