Archive - Open Mike

Engaging in These Times

I got a letter in the mail last week from two neighbors who are concerned about our direction, especially at the federal level.

Jun 6 •

Representative Mike Bare

May 2025

When I ran for State Assembly, I campaigned on three issues: protect our democracy, restore our rights, and invest in our communities.

May 19 •

Representative Mike Bare

April 2025

Tariffs: How We Got Here, and What Comes Next

Trump's tariff strategy ignores cause and effect, and his explanations of it are incoherent at best.

Apr 24 •

The Vote Heard Round the World

In the first stanza of a poem about the opening of the American Revolutionary War, Ralph Waldo Emerson immortalized the phrase “The shot heard round the…

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Forming the Message

One of the lessons from last year’s election is Democrats had difficulty connecting with voters.

Mar 21 •

Welcome to Open Mike

Mar 10 •

January 2025

This is Open Mike.

Jan 10 •

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