To the (apparently undocumented) worker shown here, I grant that you do all these, and that the American economy would turn into a shambles if you and your peers were removed from our country. The problem is that you do …
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When I heard that the soldiers at Fort Bragg cheered so loudly for Trump, I wondered how this could possibly be. Maybe they don’t choose to follow the news. Perhaps they are content to take orders from a man who …
As Trump continues his quest to refashion the United States into an authoritarian state, several major possibilities loom large in front of us. Although I’ve not seen it discussed, one is that the nation’s top military has decided it’s seen …
We can only imagine the conversations that are happening in the offices of many congressional Republicans. They must go something like this: “Bob, I hope you understand that by enabling Trump, you’re helping doom American’s experiment with democracy. I know …
Chick-fil-A’s attack on LGBTQ rights began in 2012, according to this article. It would be interesting to know how the organization has survived, given the enormous boycott against it. In addition to pressure from individuals, what about franchisees? Imagine that …
“We could have imagined a fascist taking control of some historically poor banana republic, but we never thought this could happen to the United States.” That’s what virtually every European I’ve met in the last decade has told me. “We’re …
From former Defense Secretary and retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, this statement about Trump’s military coup entitled “IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH” I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are …
Disgusting. It’s one thing that “news” in the United States has largely been replaced by incendiary opinions. But it’s even worse that so many of these opinions are so grossly ill-informed. In its quest to move to the middle of …
In the note at left Robert Reich reminds us that Trump’s supporters must be under great emotional stress to take this man seriously. Every day brings us new adventures in complete insanity. As we all learned in Psych 101, cognitive …
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The resident of a tornado-devastated town in rural Mississippi in this video seems perplexed: If president Trump promised to help Americans first, how is it possible that, two months after the disaster, there hasn’t been a single FEMA person on …
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