Tag: politics

When the curtain went up on the rolling crisis that was the Cold War, Harry Truman was president. Donald Trump is no Truman.

There are systemic issues of racism and poverty that, if not addressed comprehensively, will ensure that any “reform” effort today will be short-lived.

So it is with some interest that I find myself now, in this time of coronavirus pandemic, suddenly in an un- or underprivileged status.

Can’t we protect our health and the right to vote?

“The future has arrived, it’s just not evenly distributed yet.”

What coronavirus is providing, however, is a unique opportunity to look specifically at how the intentional damage caused to one country’s healthcare system can make it harder for the entire world to address a pandemic.

Truth to tell, the word historic does get tossed around rather loosely these days.

"This is what a broken and racist criminal justice system looks like."

Time and again, it’s the Republicans who have created economic messes that Democrats have to clean up.

The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others—like the Endangered Species Act.