IMPORTANT READS

THE RIGHT TO KILL--Our government just told polluters they are free to pump deadly chemicals into our air and water.

VOICES-Presently we face a true crisis – a crisis in the fullest sense of the word.

GUEST WORDS--There is no dearth of examples suggesting that President Donald Trump lives in an alternate reality.

TOM DISPATCH--As the coronavirus sweeps across the planet, leaving death and mayhem in its wake, many theories are being expounded to explain its ferocity.

ONE MAN’S OPINION-Protocols are established procedures to do some task. Some are obvious such as putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush before brushing your teeth.

SPORTS POLITICS--The coronavirus has disrupted practically every part of our lives, including the complete shutdown of every major sports league.

VIEW FROM HERE-It always gets on my nerves when religious people turn natural events such as earthquakes, floods, and infectious diseases into divine acts of mercy and judgement.

VIEW FROM HERE--There’s a short-circuit in the political convictions of some progressive-minded voters these days.

VOICES-In the midst of this terrible pandemic, three absolutely essential items must be made immediately available to all Americans: masks, testing and ventilators. 

GUEST WORDS--Whether you’re invested in the stock market or not, you’ve likely noticed that it’s been on a roller coaster lately.

GUEST WORDS--Let me speak plainly. Liz Warren ending her campaign for the Presidency is an incalculable loss for America. 

DEMOCRAT POLITICS--Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a campaign rally at the Charleston Music Hall on February 26, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina.

OTHER WORDS-There was this moment during the State of the Union Address that I can’t stop thinking about.

VIEW FROM HERE-Today, a memorial marks the spot in Birla House, New Delhi, where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at 5:17 p.m. on January 30, 1948.

GUEST WORDS-Like me — take a look at the pic above — right about now, you might be asking yourself: “Is America fixable?” 

GUEST WORDS--I wake every day and watch their implosion with a combination of fascination, horror, and disbelief.

WORLD WATCH-I have long maintained that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank defies the moral principle behind the creation of the state.

WHITE HOUSE POLITICS-Attorney General William Barr’s interview the other day in which he said Trump’s constant tweeting had made his job “impossible” has gotten mixed responses in the media.

WORLD WATCH-After three years in office, one can hardly be surprised at what Trump is capable of saying, doing, or scheming.

GUEST WORDS--My Spotify workout playlist is a time warp. Growing up in a blue-collar neighborhood of New York City in the 1990s and early 2000s, listening to popular East Coast hip-hop was practically required.

2020 ELECTION-For decades, Republicans have painted anyone left of Barry Goldwater as a “socialist.” Why? Because for a generation raised on the Cold War, “socialist” just seemed like a damaging label.