Donald Cohen is executive director of the Center on Policy Initiatives, a San Diego-based research and policy center.
It’s time to end the sale of military-style assault weapons to civilians.
In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.
The San Diego wildfires should prompt political candidates to address the fact that communities across America are ill-equipped to deal with natural and unnatural disasters.


