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The only thing worse than taking rural voters for granted
The Nation, 4/15/24

Kitchen Table Populism Is Up for Grabs
The Liberal Patriot, 1/14/24

How These Candidates Bucked the Trend and Won Over Rural Voters
Newsweek, 11/30/22

Democrats must do better in rural America
The Nation, 11/17/22

In order to transcend Trumpism, we must tend to suffering, not celebrate it
Waging Nonviolence, 4/26/22

The 7 Deadly Sins of Politi-speak
Yes! Magazine, 6/28/21

Don’t gloat, organize!
Progressively Speaking, 10/29/20

Want #NeverBiden holdouts to join #TeamJoe? Show them some respect.
Progressively Speaking, 7/30/20

With Trump Self-Destructing, Do Swing Voters Matter?
Progressively Speaking, 7/3/20

How Liberals Left the White Working Class Behind
Yes! Magazine, 12/16/19

Could Elizabeth Warren’s Wit Be Her Downfall?
Tikkun, 11/1/19

Why is a black resident in Berkeley 13 times more likely to be unhoused than a white person?
Berkeleyside, 9/26/19

Joe Biden’s Biggest Problem is Enthusiasm Deficit
The Progressive Populist, 9/15/19

Democrats should oppose Trump’s military buildup
Common Dreams, 10/22/17

Berkeley must find effective ways to thwart battles in our city
Berkeleyside, 4/24/17

Put single payer back on the table
San Francisco Examiner, 3/25/17

Senate Democrats should boycott Neil Gorsuch
San Francisco Examiner, 3/21/17

To make our voices heard, we must be indivisible
San Francisco Examiner, 1/31/17

So blue. The heartbroken case for Hillary Clinton
Medium, 9/7/16

Americans should hold merchants of death accountable
Oakland Tribune, 9/10/15

Wake up Sleeping Beauty, it’s time to kiss Prop 13 goodnight
Berkeleyside, 4/21/15

Eric Garner’s last words say it all
Oakland Tribune, 12/15/14

Target: military budget
Baltimore Sun, 11/26/08

It’s a crime to build another prison
Los Angeles Times, 11/25/01

TALKING ACROSS THE DIVIDE

Covid and the Negotiation of Public Space
The Forum, 10/25/22

Mask-Shaming Won’t Work. Try These 5 Things Instead
Yes! Magazine, 7/16/20

Yes, Conversations Can Change Minds
Progressively Speaking, 6/29/20

Civility and Its Discontents
Kosmos Journal, Summer 2020

Polarization and Alienation
Better Angels Media, 3/29/20

How to talk to the coronavirus deniers in your life
Salon, 3/29/20

For a Bernie win, stop dragging Warren supporters through the mud
Op Ed News, 3/7/20

Mistakes were made but not by me
Better Angels Dispatch,  12/19/19

How to deal with fake news
Better Angels Dispatch, 1/30/20

Is it time to put the Baby Trump blimp to bed?
Waging Nonviolence, 12/5/19

Talking Turkey about Impeachment
Alternet, 11/26/19

Could Elizabeth Warren’s Wit Be Her Downfall?
Tikkun, 11/1/19

Across the Divide (spoken word)
KQED Perspectives, 10/16/19

The Dangers of Dehumanization
Better Angels Dispatch, 7/25/19

The one question every American can ask themselves about impeachment
The Fulcrum, 10/15/19

Kavanaugh Retrospective
Better Angels Dispatch, 9/26/19

Insulting Trump voters won’t win them over
Alternet, 10/25/17

How to talk to Trump voters
Alternet, 9/18/16

“Why Local Clean Energy Matters,” Clean Power Exchange, 7/26/16

“From Local Pants to Local Energy,” Truthout, 6/30/16

“Why Are We Letting Corporate Water Barons Steal Our Future?”
Daily Kos, 1/4/16

“State Panel Must Reject Utility Attacks on Clean Energy”
Sacramento Bee, 12/16/15

“Down with PG&E Exit Fees”
Marin Independent Journal, 12/10/15 (ghost-written)

How to drought-proof California’s farms
High Country News, 9/24/15

Stop the Attack on Rooftop Solar
KQED, 9/15/15

Dear Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, It’s Not Me, It’s You
Story of Stuff, 8/31/15

California should invoke public trust doctrine
San Jose Mercury News, 8/6/15

UC should divest from fossil fuels
Berkeleyside, 6/1/15

Local governments should move quickly to create community choice energy programs
San Jose Mercury News, 3/27/15

Can Seven Billion Humans Go Paleo?
Earth Island Journal, 2/2/15

New PUC President should be clean energy visionary
Sacramento Bee, 11/10/14

Is Modern Technology Killing Us?
Truthout, 9/19/14

Power for the People
San Diego Union Tribune, 5/30/14 (ghost-written)

Solar for the 99%
Celsias, 8/27/12

BioChar Offers Bevy of Benefits for People and Planet
Celsias, 8/7/12

Organic Gardening 101
Ladies’ Home Journal (April 2009)

Why Cheap Gas is Bad, Very Bad
Christian Science Monitor, 2/23/09

The Other ‘Big One’
San Francisco Chronicle, 7/20/08

After Oil Supplies Dry Up, What’s Plan B?
San Francisco Chronicle, 8/26/07

Reduce, Reuse, Rejoice
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/16/06

Every Drop of Water
San Francisco Chronicle, 3/29/98

This is your child’s brain on porn
Medium (originally published in now-defunct Parentco 1/24/17)

No more good doggie: How rewards and praise hurt students
Medium, 9/28/16

5 reasons to say “hell no” to Hello Barbie
Medium, 12/9/15

Don’t turn students into praise junkies
BabyCenter, 11/6/15

How the Myth of the Meritocracy Ruins Students
Truthout, 11/2/15

Recess restriction is discriminatory and counterproductive
Berkeleyside, 11/17/14

Soda is the New Tobacco
San Francisco Examiner, 9/30/14

Soda Kills
Berkeleyside, 9/8/14

Boycotting Halloween
Babycenter, 10/24/13

Getting the Lead Out
Mothering, 9/15/08

Green Tea Pros and Cons
Pregnancy, 1/08

What’s in your water
Bay Area Parent, 5/07

Do Real Feminists Attachment Parent?
Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology & Health, Summer, 2007

Parenting in the Age of ‘Supernanny’
Znet, 5/14/07

How Democrats can reclaim family values and the White House
Mothers Movement Online, 5/07

ParentBling Magazines
Mothers Movement Online, 12/07

No Soliciting
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, 4/13/08

All in My Head
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, 11/4/07

The Molester Who Lives on the Lane, July 2007
XOJane.com

Zen and the Art of Chewing Gum
(unpublished) 2006

The Year of Living Fearfully
Hip Mama (Issue #42, 2009)

Little Drummer Boy
(unpublished) 2006

Chills and Fever
(unpublished) 2006

Over Here, Over There
Smith, 8/16/07

The Last Card
Appears in Birth Writes: A Collection of Real Life Birth Stories (Inner Roads 2016)

The Otor Odge
in I Should Have Just Stayed Home, RDR Books (2003)

The Stuff in My Bag
(Finalist in Bellingham Review 2002 creative nonfiction contest)

Operation Infinite Anxiety
ABA Student Lawyer, 5/02

You Live in Yonkers Your Whole Life, You Know
(Honorable Mention in New York Stories 2002 short fiction contest) 2000

The Kind of Girls Who Have Parties
(unpublished) 1998