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Dec 9, 2025

A National Reckoning, the Clarifying Power of Nonviolence

When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham in 1963 for protesting segregation, he argued that nonviolent protest was meant to create a “constructive nonviolent tension”—a crisis so undeniable that it “inevitably open the door to negotiation.” Such tension, he wrote, could lift people from the “dark...
North Bay resident Micah D. Mercer uses Open Mic to dissect voter approval California's Prop 50.
Nov 11, 2025

Now We Count—Watch Out, Washington

California voters just approved new congressional boundaries under Proposition 50, tilting the playing field blue and giving Democrats a...
People demonstrate to support their point of view.
Nov 4, 2025

Stop Talking About ‘Protests’

I am tired of hearing about “protests” and “protesters.” Those terms sound whiney and powerless to me. “Protest” means...
Open Mic writers express their perspectives on a variety of topics.
Oct 21, 2025

Cash vs. Care, an Unhealthy Shutdown

Health care access in this country is in grave danger—and your wallet could be, too. At issue are the 24...
Open Mic writers express their perspectives on a variety of topics.
Oct 14, 2025

Deciding to Fight, Dems Deliver with Prop 50

The 2025 election will be the first time I’ll be able to vote. As a newly-turned 18 year old,...
Open Mic writers express their perspectives on a variety of topics.
Oct 7, 2025

Preventing WWIII

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world has coalesced into two opposing blocs: NATO—comprising most of Europe,...
Open Mic writers express their perspectives on a variety of topics.
Oct 1, 2025

The Conundrum of Kid Care

At three months old, my son was kicked out of his daycare. I had spent my pregnancy navigating my...
Open Mic writers express their perspectives on a variety of topics.
Sep 16, 2025

The Thinnest Books in the World: Congress’ lost chapter

We all recall the jokes we told each other back in the days of the wood-burning radios when it...
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