It seems that, once again, the state of Florida is on pace to establish itself as a leader in America's growing authoritarian movement.
Banning schools from teaching anything that might resemble an appreciation for racial diversity...
Author Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
Last week, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) once again demonstrated its monarchical authority over democracy as it appears poised to strike down...
"Just as food is essential for the existence of life, voting is essential for the existence of democracy."
Those are the words of iconic civil rights activist and progressive radio talk show host Joe Madison on...
Many are aware Meta--the company now formerly known as Facebook--is a refuge for white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and foreign trolls.
But human traffickers?
Among the complaints former Facebook employee, whistleblower Frances Haugen, filed with the Securities and...
For the first time in United States history, someone sentenced to prison was prosecuted not by the US Justice Dept. (DOJ) but by an attorney working for a private corporation.
In the 1990s, human rights lawyer...
It was the end of period three, the last of three classes in a row before I had a break.
The teaching assistant assigned to some students in that class walked up to me at the...
Democrats hold the majority in both houses of Congress and they hold White House.
So how did such an important democratic issue like the eviction moratorium in place since September slip through the Democrats' fingers?
Now 15...
The Delta variant of the COVID-19 disease now accounts for around 83 percent of confirmed infection rates in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned last Monday that the seven-day rolling...
Have you gotten your Covid-19 vaccine yet?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of Thursday, one third of the United States population has received at least one dose.
When President Joe Biden...
We live in interesting times.
We may not stop too often to consider it, but as we speak we are at the mercy of a global pandemic the likes of which the world has not seen...
They're called "long-haulers".
They're victims of Covid-19 in a separate category from the 80% who experience mild symptoms and those complaining of severe symptoms for three to six weeks.
They're a combination of the two, battling lasting...
Centuries from now, historians will be writing (or whatever the equivalent will be) about how we handled--and didn't handle--the coronavirus/COVID-19 that has, to date, killed over 118,000 people worldwide.
A vestige of this pestilence are mass...
Former Democratic presidential candidate--now CNN political commentator--Andrew Yang had a unique signature issue among the other presidential contenders with whom he shared the stage.
He wanted to give every American $1,000 from what he called the "Freedom Dividend."
But...
Earlier this year, Alabama opened the proverbial reproductive flood gates after governor Kay Ivey signed the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation.
Under this legislation, pregnancy begins at the moment of conception, and doctors who perform...
Twenty-two.
That's how many veterans on average commit suicide in the United States every day.
It's also the number of miles Navy veteran Thomas Zurhellen plans to walk each day on a trek across the country from...
With the smell of money and mid-term elections in the air, cuts in food stamp programs and the problems that the few so-called freeloaders cause are sure to be a recurring issue. But one section...
On June 11, 2014, the conservative group, Live Action, released a video of an actress/investigator posing as a fifteen-year-old girl with a seventeen-year-old boyfriend and showing an interest in BDSM to the lady that is...
We mustn't discount Russia's influence in the 2016 presidential election, especially since it's now been confirmed Russia officially penetrated several states’ voter rolls, and is gearing up to repeat its success this November.
But Russia did not succeed...
If you've been at all paying attention the past year, you know the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue doesn't really care much about us--unless we're rich, or part of the 34 percent still holding...
Ah...happiness. What does it mean to you? What makes you happy? If you're like me, that answer has changed over the years (I'm 50 now, y'all!). But for the majority of people in modern society,...
