By Robert P. Alvarez | ( Otherwords.org ) – When I was a child, I learned to believe that Americans valued freedom and equality more than any other place on the planet. I learned that, in our criminal justice system, we were innocent until proven guilty. It’s hard to still believe that now. Call me […]
I’m Outraged By Trump’s Church Photo-Op: A Nun Speaks Out
By Sister Karen M. Donahue | – (Otherwords.org) – As a Catholic sister, I think Trump should read his Bible, not pose with it. By Sister Karen M. Donahue | June 3, 2020 In the book of Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet shares instructions from God about entering a place of worship. “Stand at the gate […]
Trump’s Rush to Reopen Economy is a Death Sentence for Some Minority Workers
By Negin Owliaei | – ( Otherwords.org) – Every morning for the last two months, I’ve checked the news in my home state of Florida with growing concern. First came the photos of unemployed people lining up to file for benefits in person, denied access to an overburdened system. Then came the news that only […]
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency just gave Polluters a License to Kill
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Should we Kill Old People to Avoid a Recession? Republicans and Elder Sacrifice
By Mitchell Zimmerman | (Otherwords.org) – The second highest office-holder of the great state of Texas, Republican Lieutenant General Dan Patrick, recently proclaimed on Fox News that lots of senior citizens would be willing — or should be, anyway — to sacrifice their lives to coronavirus in order to save the economy for their grandchildren. […]
A Civil Rights Issue: Less than 1% of Americans Provide most Money for Political Campaigns
By By Chiraag Bains | – ( Otherwords.org) – Less than 1 percent of the population provides most of America’s campaign funds. It looks nothing like the rest of us. By Chiraag Bains | March 17, 2020 Ten years after Citizens United, our elections are awash with money from mega-donors and corporations. They drown out […]
Coronavirus Proves It: We Need Medicare for All
By Ashar Foley | (Otherwords.org) – For decades, critics of single-payer health care have raised the menace of rationed care, long waits, and “death panels.” Now, in our collective national effort to “flatten the curve” — to slow the spread of coronavirus to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed — we are seeing all three of […]
Ending the Myth That Trump Is Ending Mideast Wars
By Khury Petersen-Smith | Trump has sent more new troops to the Middle East than he’s bringing home from Afghanistan. (Otherwords.org ) – There was this moment during the State of the Union Address that I can’t stop thinking about. When President Trump spoke to army wife Amy Wiliams during his speech and told her […]
The Senate Refused to do its Duty in Impeachment, but the American People Can Still do Theirs
By Diallo Brooks | – (Otherwords.org) – Hours before the House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for using the power of his office to sabotage our elections, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) gave a passionate speech on the House floor emphasizing that his colleagues’ duty with their pending votes was far more than political — it […]
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