Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness

Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness

Two larger than life figures on the world stage had Easter messages, but only one –– from Pope Francis –– captured the true spirit of Easter.  The Pope just passed away at age 88, but not before issuing his annual “Urbi et Orbi” prayer for the people of Rome and...
A President to Protect the Polluters

A President to Protect the Polluters

Do you know anyone who voted for Trump in 2024 because they were hoping for more pollution?  Probably not.  Predictably, though, Drill-Baby-Drill-Donald’s EPA Administrator just cancelled all kinds of regulations meant to protect clean air, clean water, and...
A Petty & Petulant POTUS Punishes a Patriot

A Petty & Petulant POTUS Punishes a Patriot

Listening to Donald Trump’s Second Inaugural speech, it’s clear that he equates the greatness of America with his own greatness and that only he can fix it, that he will be our salvation. (Of course, those of you who came of age in the 70s and 80s know...
The Inauguration of the Oligarchs

The Inauguration of the Oligarchs

In Mother Jones, David Corn writes, today the three wealthiest men in the U.S.—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—”are scheduled to be at the Capitol as honored guests for Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, seated where four years ago Christian...
Facebook’s About-Face on Fact-Checking

Facebook’s About-Face on Fact-Checking

The “news” is not just bad these days; far too much of it is perniciously and intentionally false.  More and more Americans have come to rely on the free “news” that shows up on social media sites like Tik-Tok, Facebook and X. But even though hate speech,...