Sandra HinsonWe Don’t Need No RerunsBack in my own student activism days, which spanned most of the 1980s, I used Gil Scott-Heron’s song “Re-Ron” during our teach-ins about…6 min read·May 4, 2024----
Sandra HinsonThree Cheers for Biden’s Progressive PopulismThe current occupant of the White House and presumptive Democratic nominee acquitted himself well during his State of the Union address and…6 min read·Mar 9, 2024----
Sandra HinsonA Beleaguered Leftist’s Wishes for Israel-PalestineMy heart continues to be with those who demand a ceasefire, because I stand for peace, above all else. My head argues with many of their…9 min read·Mar 7, 2024----
Sandra HinsonWhen Hope and History CollideWith apologies to the great poet Seamus Heaney, this does not feel like a moment when hope and history rhyme. My emotions jump around a lot…6 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
Sandra HinsonWe Need Better OptionsIt is incredibly painful to feel so powerless in the face of a major humanitarian crisis like the one happening in Gaza. Alongside my…7 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
Sandra HinsonLetter to the U.S. LeftRe: Talking About Israel/Palestine In this Perilous Moment5 min read·Oct 13, 2023----
Sandra HinsonThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Unpacking the Debt Ceiling DealIf there is good in the so called ‘debt ceiling deal’ it is in the fact that a vote for the deal averts a manufactured fiscal catastrophe…7 min read·May 31, 2023----
Sandra HinsonFrom Red Wave to Mid-Cycle Spotting: How the Midterms Position Progressives for 2024November 10, 20221 min read·Jan 6, 2023----
Sandra HinsonThe New InsurrectionistsOn this second anniversary of the insurrection of 2021, I submit that the Far-Right hostage-takers in the House are trying to enact an…3 min read·Jan 6, 2023----