Category Archives: Opinion
Corporate Greed Behind Today’s Inflation
Messages like below are coming out from Republican legislators all over the country. Each one focuses on the problem of inflation, blames Biden, and provides no SPECIFICS as to what Biden did to “cause” inflation. The reason why they dodge … Continue reading
‘Big Lie’ proponents not fit for office
Published in the Index Journal on Jan 29, 2022. It was reported last week that two candidates, Stewart Jones and Cole Kazmarski, will be running to represent SC State House 14. Both are attempting to position themselves as the most … Continue reading
Segregationist history of the phrase “Federal takeover of elections”
The following is from a Twitter thread written by David Pepper, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and accomplished author. Re-reading some history on this MLK day. I read all of Robert Caro a number of years ago. No … Continue reading
Senator Tim Scott’s lie exposed for all!
SC Senator Tim Scott has been beating the same drum for the past few months about exaggerated supply chain issues that we’re just not seeing. Have there been some shortages? Sure. But it’s been nowhere near as bad as Tim … Continue reading
What caused the Haitian Refugee Crisis?
The following writeup comes from Jenn Budd, a former Senior Border Patrol Agent and Senior Intelligence agent and currently is an immigrant rights activist. This is why the Haitian refugees came: political operatives spread rumors in migrant communities saying one … Continue reading
A Pared Down Voting Rights Bill
The following writeup came from Walter Shaub, Senior Ethics Fellow at Project On Government Oversight and former Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The Joe Manchin voting rights bill HAS TO PASS because voting rights are under attack. … Continue reading
Corporate World’s role in battling the pandemic
The following writeup came from a lengthy thread on Twitter by Andy Slavitt, former Biden White House Sr Advisor for COVID Response, past head of Medicare/Medicaid for Obama. We thought this was worth sharing here. COVID Update: With requirements rolling … Continue reading
Why are conservatives terrified of Critical Race Theory? Monday Musings 2021-06-21
It can be exhausting at times to keep track of what cultural issue of the week is being completely misunderstood, misconstrued, and irrationally outraged against. The latest cultural boogeyman? Something called “Critical Race Theory”. What is it? To be honest … Continue reading
Filibustering is for the birds: Monday Musings 2021-06-07
There’s been considerable chatter these past few months about a tool called the “filibuster” in the US Senate. It’s basically a way for the minority Party of the Senate to prevent legislation from moving forward to a vote. It used … Continue reading
Memorial Day – Monday Musings for May 31, 2021
Since 1789, Congress has declared war 11 times. And this doesn’t include the countless military engagements to which our men and women; brothers and sisters; fathers, mothers, children, friends and neighbors have been sent over the centuries – all going … Continue reading
