Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the American experiment?
While we haven't slipped into full-on fascism yet, a recent Global State of Democracy (GSoD Indices) report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral...
Democrats hold the majority in the House of Representatives.
They hold a narrow majority in the Senate.
They have the White House.
So why are they bowing to republicans?
At a carpenters’ training center outside Pittsburgh, Pa. last month,...
Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott proclaimed in his rebuttal to President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday that "America is not a racist country."
There was probably a political reason...
As we celebrate and savor President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump, we must also be cognizant that, despite record voter turnout, the 2020 election did not bode as well for Democrats as it could have.
Two years ago, a...
When Vt. Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign in April, progressives all over America continued writing the Democratic party's epitaph.
Sanders was the last of the two genuinely progressive candidates vying for the Democratic nomination,...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's entrance into the presidential race is not only indicative of the growing fervor to take out Donald Trump next year.
It is indicative of how divided the Democratic party...
Last year, public sector unions dodged a bullet after the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA) case that threatened to eliminate fair share fees, aka union dues, that support strong collective bargaining...
I was a fifth grade teacher for a lot of years. I've spent countless hours encouraging children to be thoughtful, moral, cooperative members of our classroom community. The idea was to help young people understand...
What do most Americans picture when they read the word "terrorist?"
Most likely, the image that comes to mind is of a brown skinned man, possibly wearing a robe and speaking Arabic.
A recent editorial in Teen Vogue...
The news these days is so scary and dark that many therapists are reporting a spike in patients with Trump induced anxiety. If you're one of the people suffering from a fear of imminent nuclear...
One of the stories of my childhood involved John F. Kennedy. I grew up in greater Boston, so that shouldn't be a big surprise. Still, the story has stayed in my mind for 50 years...
Under former President Barack Obama's administration, several U.S. cities came under a consent decree that outright stated they would work with the Department of Justice's civil rights division to reform themselves. This decision came after...
Apparently, there is a rumor going around that former President Barack Obama did nothing in Syria.
Syria's brutal civil war has claimed almost half a million lives and left the country in ruins, and many people...
Before we get into the actual issues with health insurance, let's be reminded of what the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, fixed:
No more lifetime caps on medical coverage;
No more being denied coverage...
Alright, let's break this down.
The military rules of engagement are directives set forth in order to dictate circumstances that require ground, air, and naval forces to enter combat zones and fight. They are rules to...
I have written many, many, many, many, many words about the reprehensible pile of garbage that now occupies a space at the White House. I was even galled by the question at one of the...
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Every day there seems to be yet another astonishing revelation about some new scandal...
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the Don Quixote of this generation. He insists on hope, and he insists on a better world.
The progressive spokesman gave an interview with the Guardian on March 10. He...
What comes to mind when you think of the phrase, "being American?" Is it freedom, and justice, and laying down your life for your fellow man? Is it religion, or religious tolerance? Is it acceptance...
Michelle Obama is classic. She has been subjected to criticism at every turn, from the look of her arms to the color of her skin. She has had to endure endless press releases on how...
