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Ayn Rand, not Jesus, is the moral guide for today’s Republican Party
As we watch the Republican Party engage in an orgy of greed in Washington it is important to understand where their moral compass points if we are to engage them effectively. Ultimately…
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A sociopath in the White House
One thing that can be said about our current commander-in-chief is that he rarely listens. Not to anyone, or almost. Can such a person love his nation, his fellow citizens, the people…
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The two sides of the coin
When I read the news that the Republicans have a plan that will result in 52 million Americans losing their health insurance by 2026, I was struck by panic. Old age is inevitable;…
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CBO: 14 million would lose health insurance next year under ‘Trumpcare’
According to a Congressional Budget Office projection, 14 million fewer people would have health insurance next year alone. Premiums would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher in the…
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Killing the dream—twice
The current crusade—by a lily-white Trump administration and a nearly as uniformly white Republican Congress—to eradicate the political legacy and besmirch the persona of the nation’s…
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Engagement versus estrangement
Congressman James Comer, a first-term Republican from Kentucky, just returned from a five-day trip to Cuba on a fact-finding delegation. His office released a statement about the trip:…
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‘Trumpfoolery,’ or the art of the lie
Donald Trump has uttered such a constant torrent of lies, distortions, and false promises that a weighty book already could be assembled describing them and debunking them. The lies…
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Calling Rex Tillerson
To be clear, we are 43 days in and the Trump administration has made no changes to Cuba policy. We're not trying to jinx that. We're trying to understand it. Now if Rex Tillerson can be…
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Trump’s 10 steps for turning lies into half-truths
Don’t let Trump’s lies become near truths, insists Robert Reich in this 10-step demonstration of how the president gets away with his false statements. Be vigilant. Know the truth, and…
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ICE cold
One of the many lies spewed by Trump administration flacks is that there is no roundup of undocumented immigrants. For the truth, all you have to do is talk to the undocumented…
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