Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
At SXSW, Obama will find a microcosm of U.S. challenges
AUSTIN, Texas — We don’t yet know when President Obama will touch down in Austin this week. We do know he’ll be in town...
Boren on SAE scandal one year later: ‘Only way to stop racism in America is to have zero tolerance’
One year ago today, a media circus descended upon the University of Oklahoma after video of a racist chant by a top-tier national fraternity member went...
Sanders reawakens Oklahoma’s socialist roots
It was déjà vu all over again, at least for me, when my wife and I joined the multicultural, multi-generational crowd cheering Bernie Sanders.
On...
The whole world is watching Donald Trump
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Since U.S. news plays prominently around the world, the question I am asked most often right now is what I think will happen...
Gassy: industry, environmentalists differ on proposed BLM rules
Oklahoma is facing a different type of “meth” problem, one that has environmentalists and energy industry representatives on opposite sides following a public forum...
This week in WTF: HB 2665 and HB 2797
As the 2016 Oklahoma legislative session advances, the Republican-controlled House has advanced at least two bills of note so far.
HB 2665: Low-income Oklahomans face...
Video: Donald Trump a spectacle loved and ogled
If people had told me 10 years ago that Donald Trump, the billionaire entrepreneur, reality show host and part-time wrestler, might become the president of...
Iranian elections: Making sense of reformist gains
While Americans are still preoccupied with their own political season, history is perhaps writing itself in the Middle East, as "moderate" reformist voices make...
Turnout record set as Sanders, Cruz win in Oklahoma
Oklahoma voters broke the state's turnout record Tuesday, defied some political poll predictions and selected candidates that aren't leading their parties' primaries nationally.
The results appeared...
Proposing more OKC charters a ‘high-stakes gamble’
When a new mass charterization plan was presented to the Oklahoma City Public School System Board of Education last week, “tempers flared … and...