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...
Teen Vogue made its debut nearly a decade after I left my teens, but if it had been around when I was younger, I probably would have turned up my nose at it anyway. I saw...
We all have a certain degree of admiration for those forward-thinkers who were ahead of their time or for those free-spirited individuals who had the courage, will, and the foresight to speak out their minds...
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,...
This election cycle has been a unique experience thus far. We have demagogues as potential candidates, the FBI is suddenly subjective, and Socialism has been rehashed without its negative connotations. Not only that, but the...
President Barack Obama has certainly made his fair share of history.
He was, as everyone knows, the first African American to become the President of the United States of America.
Some of us were brought to tears...
Happy 4th of July!
Happy Birthday to the Declaration of Independence.
Today seemed like a good day to reread the famous document. I wanted to really think about the meaning of what the writers were trying to...
In this day and age, a company being behind on the times is like social suicide. If a company goes against what the majority of its customers desire, the consequences could cost the business major...
Many of us long for the days when Sarah Palin's brand of crazy was the worst thing on the presidential ballot. Though some could not believe that such a person was the vice presidential nominee,...
A top Republican in Tennessee resigned after citing that a small group of people tends to take advantage of the Republican Party, and act like the party is their personal piggy bank. The Tennessean -...
On Friday, I went to the Trump Rally at the San Diego Convention Center to witness history as his supporters listened to the presumptive Republican nominee speak and protesters gathered in a designated free speech...
Transgender rights have been a hot topic in the media outlets recently, and to no surprise either. Virginia in particular seems to be a state that loves to make transgender individuals’ lives hard.
Take Georgia Carter, for...
The United Methodist Church has officially elected its first openly gay bishop. Awkwardly overlooking proper qualifications for ordination and finally aligning itself with the rest of America, the United Methodist Church has ordained Reverend Karen...
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...
While the establishment continues to presume Hillary Clinton will receive the 2016 democratic nomination, if not the presidency, more and more people are stepping up to support Bernie Sanders. The latest bombshell to voice feeling...
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...
Arguably the most popular progressive of all time, Bernie Sanders continues to be an outspoken leader in this turbulent, post-election period.
An election result of this magnitude demands serious change for the Democratic Party. That change...
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...
A recent news report from Reuters highlighted the challenge Bernie Sanders posed to the Democratic Party leaders.
After his landslide victory in winning the Democratic primaries in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii over the weekend, Bernie Sanders...
America’s preeminent intellectual, Noam Chomsky, accurately predicted the rise of Donald Trump. In a 2010 interview, the linguist, philosopher, and activist warned against a “charismatic figure” who would take power by seizing on the anger...
