Trump is trying to disappear the part of the Constitution that stops the government from searching your house — or seizing you — without a warrant. By Mitchell Zimmerman | ( Otherwords.org ) – Suppose the police want to get illegal drugs off the streets. So they begin stopping pedestrians at gunpoint, shoving them against […]
This Federal Budget Will Widen the Racial Wealth Divide
By LaToya B. Parker, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | ( Otherwords.org) – The House recently passed a massive Trump budget bill that will cut trillions in taxes for the ultra-wealthy while eviscerating Medicaid, SNAP, and other services for working Americans. It now moves to the Senate. This bill has been called a massive transfer of wealth from […]
Death by Red Tape: Trump and Musk are trying to Kill Social Security
While Trump pretends he wants to save Social Security, Elon Musk is strangling the program with bureaucratic red tape. By Jim Hightower ( Otherwords ) – How ironic: The most inefficient bureaucracy in government turns out to be Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency.” That could be humorous, except that DOGE — a creature of […]
How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us
At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in. By Kieran Cuadras | ( Otherwords ) – CEO pay has been skyrocketing for years now, fueled in part by tax cuts for corporations and ultra wealthy individuals. That’s not just unfair […]
My Jewish Faith and Int’l Law Demand an Immediate Resumption of Aid in Gaza
By Mara Kronenfeld | – ( Otherwords.org) – Israel’s assault on Gaza, with backing from the United States, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet. Now Israel is violating a hard-won ceasefire deal by refusing to admit all aid into Gaza. The Israeli government also passed legislation recently to outlaw UNRWA, […]
Guantánamo Needs to Be Shut Down, Not Expanded
By Farrah Hassen ( Otherwords.org) – In a deeply disturbing and unprecedented move, the U.S. has begun transferring immigrant detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They’re being held without access to their lawyers and families. President Trump has ordered up to 30,000 “high-priority” migrants to be imprisoned there as part of his larger mass deportation and […]
A Hostile Corporate Takeover of our Democracy
Never before has one billionaire so thoroughly infiltrated our government and bent it to their will for personal gain. By Alex Jacquez, Elizabeth Pancotti ( Otherwords.org) – Befitting a presidency inaugurated by a parade of tech billionaires, President Trump has taken Mark Zuckerberg’s infamous “move fast and break things” approach to the opening weeks of […]
How Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Cashing in on Trump
Fossil fuel billionaires are being rewarded for investing in Trump’s campaign. By Chuck Collins | – ( Otherwords.org ) – As he left office, President Biden warned of an emerging oligarchy in this country — rule by and for a small number of wealthy people and corporations. After donating heavily to President Trump’s campaign, the […]
The U.S. Must Stop Arming Israel
By Farrah Hassen | ( Otherwords.org ) – In a shameful moment for U.S. history, an accused war criminal addressed Congress on July 24. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to plead for more arms for his war on Gaza, where the International Court of Justice has found it “plausible” that Israel is committing genocide. […]
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