By Bob Gatty Donald Trump and the Republicans’ federal government shutdown is in danger of delaying, or even stopping, critical research that could save millions of lives of those suffering from cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other life-threatening diseases. Trump claims his shutdown prevents undocumented immigrants from obtaining healthcare at taxpayers’ expense. But that’s just a smokescreen […]
By C J Waldron There is so much going on with the Trump White House that it is almost too much to digest. Each day brings a dizzying flood of misinformation, disinformation and outright lies that make it hard to keep up. Every day brings enough chaos that volumes can be written about them. So, […]
…But the Escalator Stopped; Secret Service to Investigate by C J Waldron The escalator at the UN stops when Trump walks aboard… In what was yet another in an endless series of embarrassing moments, Donald Trump spoke to world leaders in an address to the United Nations General Assembly. But spoke is too kind a […]
Why the First Amendment exists — and why we should be furious when power tries to muzzle it. By Mark M. Bello “You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who is standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would […]
by C J Waldron When Jimmy Kimmel made a comment about MAGA, as it related to Charlie Kirk’s murder, there was immediate backlash. Under threat from Donald Trump’s self-appointed censor, FCC Chair Bredan Carr, Kimmel’s popular late night talk show was suspended indefinitely. There were other factors involved. Media giant Nexstar declared that it would […]
By C J Waldron To hear Donald Trump and his MAGA minions tell it, all our country’s ills can be blamed on the radical left. But who are they? They are those who do not slavishly worship Trump and are therefore, a threat to democracy. They are those who believe America is a nation of […]
by C J Waldron In July of 1969, Los Angeles was in the grips of terror following a series of brutal murders. After an extensive investigation, those crimes were attributed to Charles Manson and his cult of followers. Their rationale for committing these horrendous crimes was that they wanted to ignite a race war where […]
Charlie Kirk’s last speech before his assassination. Since Donald Trump rose to political prominence, I have been his constant critic. I’ve never experienced a president, Democrat or Republican, who behaves the way he does. I watch with horror as our civic discourse descends into ugliness, racism, misogyny, and violence. The MAGA movement has elevated dozens […]
Dem voters staying home in three key states sent Trump to the White House, resulting in the chaos we are now experiencing. It’s All About the Margins by Rick Comfort For the last 10 months the pundits, analysts, and media have been bantering and chiding over what happened to the Democrats in the 2024 Presidential […]
How the Right is Using Kirk’s Death to Stoke Fear and Division By Bob Gatty Donald Trump and many of his followers are using the tragic death of MAGA mouthpiece Charlie Kirk to declare war on Democrats and anyone who criticizes the young man who spewed hate against anyone who is different. And that’s not […]
