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COVID-19 relief law will send you a check. If you’re able, pay it forward — now
Posted on March 27, 2020 2 Comments
The extraordinary $2 trillion coronavirus relief package approved by Congress and signed by Donald Trump will offer help to individual Americans, small business, cities and states, hospitals, U.S. industry, and more. The most immediate effect will come in the form of a $1,200 payment going to nearly all Americans (those with incomes up to $75,000, […]
A St. Patrick’s Day song parody about coronavirus (WITH POLL)
Posted on March 17, 2020 3 Comments
Bald Piano Guy, the New York state public school music teacher who regularly posts ditties against Trump, is offering us an original St. Patrick’s Day special. Bald Piano Guy, whose real name is Alan Schwartz, has taught music for some 25 years at a middle school on Long Island. His first claim to fame came […]
Biden displays compassion, competence over Trump on coronavirus
Posted on March 12, 2020 Leave a Comment
Former Vice President Joe Biden has shown us why he deserves to be the Democratic presidential nominee and why he will beat Donald Trump in November. While Americans are left confused by inaction, contradictions, and downright lies from the Trump administration — mostly from Trump himself — on how best to fight the novel coronavirus […]
Women candidates got a raw deal. Just like always.
Posted on March 5, 2020 Leave a Comment
What started as the most diverse Democratic field in history has ended up as two old white guys pushing 80. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? As maddening as it is that the choices left to us are not our favorites, many voters — especially women voters — saw 2020 as a chance to avenge Hillary Clinton’s […]
U.S. must step up the urgent fight against plastic waste
Posted on February 27, 2020 1 Comment
A recent study from Australia’s University of Newcastle estimated that each person consumes the equivalent of a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. Clearly, we’re well past the crisis point; while many other countries realize that the world is becoming awash in plastic waste and are passing bans on plastic bags and other kinds […]
William Barr’s scam of claims of ‘independence’
Posted on February 14, 2020 Leave a Comment
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has gone public complaining that Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets are making it “impossible” for him to do his job at the Dept. of Justice. And at least some in the media seem to be buying it. Next, Barr is going to try to sell them a bridge in Brooklyn. Many […]
Election security at higher risk in high-turnout election
Posted on February 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
High voter turnout is widely predicted in November, which is always good news for democracy. The bad news for democracy is that many voters are worried about election security and might not trust the eventual outcome of the presidential election. Concerns include voting machines that could be hacked, voter suppression, voter fraud, and widespread dissemination […]
Iowa caucuses need to bite the dust
Posted on February 4, 2020 1 Comment
The complete meltdown in tallying results at the Iowa caucuses means officials should decide on the only viable course of action: It’s time to get rid of the outmoded practice of holding caucuses. Iowa has selfishly prided itself on its first-in-the-nation status, and the state’s voters have come to expect the chance to meet all […]
U.S. could face a voting deluge in November. Will states be ready for the storm?
Posted on February 2, 2020 Leave a Comment
Polls and pundits across the country and the political spectrum predict that voter enthusiasm and turnout could be at an all-time high on Nov. 3. That’s true for people itching to vote for and against Donald Trump. But how will officials in the country’s 8,000 election jurisdictions handle the flood of voters? If the high […]
Adam Schiff’s real audience is the American people
Posted on January 24, 2020 2 Comments
It’s already a given that Republican senators won’t vote to kick Donald Trump out of the White House. Democrats knew that from the beginning of the process. But the House impeachment managers are aiming to remind the country of the dangers of this president and why he must be removed from office. If not now, […]
