by Mary McNamara If anyone was still “uneducated” about the insidious and brutal nature of racism in this country, the recent contemptible slaughter of eight people, including […]
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Misinformation about COVID-19 bill
by Jay Ambrose Misinformation could ruin America. It afflicts us almost daily, could threaten our future and we have already seen some of the worst of it, […]
Can I get rid of my landline yet?
by Nicholas Goldberg Am I the last person in America with a landline? I don’t know what I pay for it. I don’t know who I pay […]
Budget ‘death spiral’ increasing likely
by Chris Reed “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money,” Alexis de Tocqueville supposedly […]
Don’t raise taxes to fund infrastructure
by Noah Smith With the COVID-19 relief bill behind us, attention is turning to infrastructure — a long-standing priority for President Joe Biden’s economic recovery program. A […]
Can’t have democracy without a free press
by Gene Policinski There’s a reason we need a free press, despite its faults and foibles: Democracy won’t work without it. The grand experiment in self-governance that […]
If Fox News wants to be a political tool, it should be treated as such
by David Zurawik The dangerously anti-democratic behavior of former President Donald Trump and the slavish endorsement of it by Fox News the past five years has forced […]
What guaranteed income might do
by Sukhi Samra At 53 years old, my mom began studying for the GED. She had enrolled in GED courses twice before but dropped out because there […]
Finally time to certify the Equal Rights Amendment
by Jean H. Baker This month, the one that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, Americans celebrate women’s history. The theme in […]
Second dose is magic. Within limits
by Aimee Liu The second dose was supposed to be my reunion pass. Thanks to COVID-19, I couldn’t get back to Connecticut for my mother’s 100th birthday […]