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Trump’s War on Urban ‘Carnage’ Was a Ruse
One of President Trump’s favorite themes is what he calls "American carnage" — typified by "the violence" and "the gangs." To that end, he's repeatedly highlighted the violence in Chicago. A few days after he was inaugurated, he even issued this warning via Twitter:...
Give Your Old Stuff to Others — Not the Landfill
My neighbor moved out this week. I learned that when I found a moving truck blocking my car and I couldn't get out of the driveway. No matter — by the end of the day, the truck was gone. In its place, however, was a queen-sized pillow-top mattress, a wooden dresser,...
Nuns Take On Wells Fargo
In an insightful song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie wrote this verse: "As through this world I travel / I see lots of funny men / Some'll rob you with a 6-gun / Some with a fountain pen." The fountain pens are doing the serious stealing these days. For example, while...
Gropers Unite
In OtherWords: April 5, 2017
This week, the Senate votes on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Several weeks back, we ran a piece by People for the American Way's Michael Keegan (read it here, if you missed it then) on the corporate-friendly line he expected Gorsuch to take on the bench. This...
Money Talks. We Need to Talk Louder.
In today's polarized political climate, it seems like there's no issue that people can agree on — except for maybe one. Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and people on all parts of the spectrum largely agree on one thing: There's too much money in...
A Tax Plan Only a One Percenter Could Love
After the failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), the Trump administration has set its sights on its next big project: so-called "tax reform." And the "reform" they seek appears guaranteed to elicit disdain from all sides — with the notable...
Here’s What You Can Do for Middle East Peace
While news swirled around health care and climate rules last month, another potentially momentous development slipped through the cracks. It was the Senate's quiet confirmation of David Friedman to serve as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel. That vote threatens to...
Feeding One Kid, Starving the Family
Imagine a parent who starves his children and fails to do any number of basic parental duties, but then buys one of his kids a healthy meal. Well, that's good. Great, really. But it's not enough. An act of goodness directed at one child cannot feed an entire starving...
Why Did Trumpcare Fail?
Why? That's the big question the mass media is asking about the sudden failure of the Republican leaders' relentless push to demonize and kill Obamacare. After all, the GOP bragged that they now control the legislative game and would quickly knock Obama's trademark...
