THE PODIUM

The Steady State's Gail Helt and Peter Zimmerman write on Medium how a potential Trump pardon of Edward Snowden would not only act as a final slap in the face to the intelligence community, but would also excuse the inexcusable actions he took to undermine our national security. 

The Steady State's Gail Helt and Peter Zimmerman call for President Trump's removal in an opinion piece for the Tampa Bay Times.

 Margaret Henoch discusses her experience paying respects to her late father at Arlington National Cemetery and how the toxicity of our politics under Donald Trump has infected one of America’s most sacred landmarks. 

Kevin Carroll writes for the New York Daily News how Trump's foreign policy has made America weaker and highlights the importance of electing Joe Biden the next President.

Margaret Henoch and Steven Cash write how Ben Franklin's timeless warning on the fragility of our republic rings especially true in this moment as President Trump continues his assault on our democracy.

 Read our endorsement of Senator Kamala Harris’ candidacy for Vice President of the United States and find out why we think she would make an excellent addition to a Biden Administration.

Zachery Tyson Brown writes in InsideSources how Donald Trump's conduct in office has sewn division both at home and abroad. He argues that Trump's abhorrent leadership style has done nothing to promote peace in the world and is wholly undeserving of the high honor of receiving a Nobel Peace Prize.

Peter Zimmerman writes how the USPS has the capacity to handle the increase in mail-in ballots this election season and offers that the only way the USPS can collapse is if President Trump & Postmaster DeJoy want it to collapse.

The United States is deeply polarized, and the protests playing out in American cities the past several days demonstrate the pent up frustration being unleashed on a multitude of issues. Javed Ali highlights in his piece for New America a host of national security concerns we must not ignore. 

Gail Helt writes for the Bristol Herald Courier about the unprecedented nature of President Trump's increasingly lawless behavior and the implications it has on American society as a whole. 

Javed Ali writes for The Hill about the many lessons learned after the 9/11 attacks and how the federal government is repeating similar mistakes in their handling of 

COVID-19.