At last the civil war in Sudan is getting some long overdue coverage from the mass media. The Biden and Trump presidencies have both been accomplices in the lack of interest and effort to end the war. Meanwhile, thousands have been brutally killed and millions of Sudanese in Darfur (remember the starvation there a few […]

I noticed a couple of recent opinion pieces making false claims about the Republicans’ efforts toward bipartisan legislation. When Joe Biden asked all politicians to stand against violence in politics, not one Republican stood up. In 2006, George W. Bush wanted to make a deal on immigration, Mitch McConnell said “no,” it would help the […]

Sen. Angus King thinks it’s a good idea to capitulate and pay the ransom note, rather than to stand up against the bully who is trying to take health care tax credits and food benefits away from thousands of Mainers. He’s had 10 months of examples of what giving in to a bully does for […]

I have been puzzled by something ever since the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, late in the summer. President Biden did an awful job during the debate and afterward pundits, newscasters and journalists daily questioned his mental decline, age and ability to lead the country. During the campaign and up to now, President […]

This country’s descent into authoritarianism was inevitable. Both major parties have treated blue-collar workers in this country as second-class citizens for over 50 years, giving them nothing but lip service as their incomes declined to a fraction of what they were. Many of them feel angry and powerless and for good reason.  As a result, many […]

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