Category Archives: Opinion

by John Bos Some Republicans appear to have decided that Kamala Harris is only 3/5ths of a person and therefore cannot run for president. They made “big news” last week, though, when they charged that Kamala Harris is not a “natural born citizen” and therefore not eligible to run for or to hold the officeContinue reading “Connecting the Dots: It’s time to elect a woman president”

By James J. Devine One alarming Republican policy proposal in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is the call for the elimination of the nation’s most dependable resources for tracking weather, combating climate change, and protecting the public from environmental hazards. Targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for elimination is a misguided move, drivenContinue reading “Religious Republicans want to bear false witness, kill oceans & atmosphere”

By James J. Devine The stacked U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has delivered a critical blow to the regulatory framework that has governed American administrative law for the past four decades. By dismantling the long-standing Chevron deference doctrine, the corrupt corporate court has effectively undermined the capacity of federalContinue reading “Dismantling Chevron deference is the crooked court’s latest contribution to chaos”

By Major General Paul Eaton, US Army (Ret) You have no doubt heard disgraced former President Donald Trump’s shameful comments about the brave few who earned our nation’s highest, most sacred Military honor — the Medal of Honor. In comparing the Medal of Honor to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Trump’s degradation of the awardContinue reading “General says Donald Trump should never again be president”

By James J. Devine Sangamon County Sheriff Deputy Sean Grayson was fired after killing Sonya Massey, an unarmed woman, in her home located in Woodside Township near Springfield, Illinois following her call for assistance. Massey, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, called 911, fearing a prowler outside her home. When deputies arrived, they foundContinue reading “Welcome to America, where police are killing Black women in their own homes”

By James J. Devine The current presidential election is a referendum on two competing opinions about the role of government in the United States of America, with Republicans tapping into the anger and frustration caused by the reckless set of policies that the GOP forced onto the nation and Democrats seizing an opportunity to restoreContinue reading “The legacy of the New Deal and Great Society vs. the fallacy of Reaganomics”

By Nicole Bibbins Sedaca By significantly reducing the threat of criminal punishment for official wrongdoing, the Supreme Court has undercut a major tool of deterrence and accountability for the country’s most powerful individual. The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States has concerning implications for the rule of law and democratic freedoms in this country.Continue reading “Ruling on presidential immunity weakens protections against abuse of power”

By James J. Devine While we had a Black president and there are innumerable advances in civil rights of which we may be truly proud, it still sucks to be Black in the United States. I have heard more than enough Black people complain about racism in America. It is time for White people toContinue reading “Black lives don’t matter in America… but they should”

In 1984 it still seemed possible to think that gun laws in the United States might be tightened. Editorial writers across the country regularly took up the cause. Richard Aregood, a Rutgers grad and an editorial writer at the Philadelphia Daily News, was one of them. His July 23, 1984, editorial that won the 1985Continue reading “Blast from the past: 1985 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial remains valid today”

By James J. Devine In the grand tapestry of American history, there are moments that stand as beacons, illuminating the path toward a better tomorrow. One such luminary moment twinkled into existence some six decades ago, when President Lyndon B. Johnson unfurled the vision of a “Great Society” during a stirring address at the UniversityContinue reading “Instead of creating the Great Society, America surrendered in the war against poverty”

By Stewart Resmer The Marine Corps Field Manual teaches and admonishes that there is no such thing as a coincidence on the battlefield. And, that if it happens again that you may assume that you have engaged the enemy. Coincidentally, as the Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee, the federal judge originally appointed byContinue reading “Marine Corps Veteran says: There is no such thing as a coincidence”

In the wake of recent events such as the January 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and a disturbing surge in arrests related to extremist activities, the United States finds itself confronting a dangerous confluence of challenges posed by white supremacists, anti-government militias, and other extreme right-wing groups and individuals. These groups, driven by aContinue reading “Rising threat of armed extremism is a lethal intersection of guns, hate, fear & violence”