Op-Ed

Playing with Fire - Margaret Atwood
The Guardian - Sat Feb 19, 2022
Margaret Atwood on feminism, culture wars and speaking her mind: ‘I’m very willing to listen, but not to be scammed’. More»

Donald Trump’s Megaphone
The Dispatch - Fri Dec 17, 2021
Fox News news hosts knew that Trump’s lies were lies—and they amplified them anyhow. More»

Fox News Climbed Up by Dragging America Down
Daily Beast - Sun Oct 10, 2021
I often dream of taking the DeLorean time machine back to October 7, 1996, the official launch of Fox News over 25 years ago. More»

Why George Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after 'Animal Farm'
AlterNet - Thu Aug 12, 2021
Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwells “Animal Farm" was published in the United States. More»

Why did the Washington Post ban a sexual assault survivor from reporting on rape?
The Guardian - Tue Mar 30, 2021
Felicia Sonmez had to flee her home. More»

"We All Just Got Played" - QAnon followers lose hope after inauguration
NBC News - Wed Jan 20, 2021
Some QAnon conspiracy theorists, in public and private internet forums and chat rooms, were despondent Wednesday as their prophecy of an Inauguration Day coup to keep Donald Trump in power failed again as President Joe Biden was sworn into office. More»

Trump was raging because the poor white trash mob made him look bad.
Daily Mail - Sun Jan 10, 2021
As scenes of carnage unfolded on the television in his private dining room off the Oval Office, President Trump was raging. More»

Democracy Is In Danger And The Threat Is From Within
Dan Rather - Sun Dec 13, 2020
During World War II, there was a very real and rational fear that American democracy would not survive. More»

The conservative victimhood complex has made America impossible to govern
The Week - Sat May 16, 2020
The United States has had the worst national response to the coronavirus pandemic among rich nations largely because President Trump is an incompetent leader whose narcissism means he can focus on little beyond his own approval ratings. More»

Amid a Viral Pandemic, the Republicans Reveal Their Contempt for Working Americans
The Editorial Board - Thu Mar 26, 2020
It’s still unclear to me what Lindsey Graham was complaining about last night. More»

Last Night, Donald Trump Disqualified Himself
William Astore: Writer, Professor, Retired Lt. Colonel, Air Force - Sat Mar 5, 2016
As a retired military officer, I watched last nights Republican debate from Detroit. More»

Trippers Document Their Experience Of Taking LSD At A Donald Trump Rally
True Activist - Fri Jan 22, 2016
Last week, Redditor /u/flipper8088 posted a detailed trip journal on the "psychonaut" section of Reddit, describing his experience at a Donald Trump rally while under the influence of LSD. More»

Dear American Consumers: Please Don't Start Eating Healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Scientific American - Mon May 20, 2013
Dear Consumers: A disturbing trend has come to our attention. More»

The Katrina Disaster: Two Years Later - and Counting
OpEd News - Sat Aug 18, 2007
"Americans want the Gulf Coast not just to survive, but to thrive; not just to cope, but to overcome. More»

Gonzales Testimony belongs in "Gibberish Hall of Fame"
Truthout - Thu Apr 19, 2007
The testimony given Thursday by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing to investigate the firing of eight United States attorneys deserves a place of high honor in the Gibberish Hall of Fame. More»

Betrayal of the Big Easy
The Guardian UK - Mon Jan 1, 2007
Hurricane Katrina forced out New Orleanss poor residents, and developers dont want them back. More»

A Woman's Worst Nightmare
Cindy Sheehan - Sun Dec 10, 2006
On Friday, December 8th, after 4 and long days, the jury in the trial of the "Pink 4," which includes me, Medea Benjamin, Gold Star Aunty Missy Beattie and Reverend Patty Ackerman, finally received our case for deliberation at about 2:30 PM. More»

Rummy's North Korea Connection
CNN - Sun Oct 8, 2006
What did Donald Rumsfeld know about ABBs deal to build nuclear reactors there? And why wont he talk about it? Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld rarely keeps his opinions to himself. More»

Torture Bill States Non-Allegiance To Bush Is Terrorism
Prison Planet - Sat Sep 30, 2006
Buried amongst the untold affronts to the Bill of Rights, the Constitution and the very spirit of America, the torture bill contains a definition of "wrongfully aiding the enemy" which labels all American citizens who breach their "allegiance" to President Bush and the actions of his government as terrorists subject to possible arrest, torture and conviction in front of a military tribunal. More»

Sen. Robert Byrd: No President Is Above the Law
Senator Robert C. Byrd - Tue Dec 20, 2005
Americans have been stunned at the recent news of the abuses of power by an overzealous President. More»

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