Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone out of his way to make things as difficult as possible for women seeking reproductive health services and
Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
League of Women Voters issues action alert on voter suppression
The League of Women Voters [Missouri chapter] has just issued an action alert to all of its members, regarding Trump’s voter-suppression commission. Here is
Republicans try to punish CBO for telling the truth
The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] earned the ire of Republicans when it estimated that the GOP’s bill to repeal and/or replace Obamacare would take
23 million people with no health insurance: Here’s what that looks like
Republicans in the US Senate are going ahead with “debate” [July 25, 2017] on repealing [and possibly replacing] the Affordable Care Act—a decision that
Latest NY Times Trump transcript: Why do reporters clean it up for TV?
In his latest interview with the New York Times [July 19, 2017], Donald Trump did what he always does: He rambled, flitted from topic
Atomic Homefront: The feel-bad movie of the year
The director of Atomic Homefront calls her documentary “the feel-bad movie of the year.” That’s how Rebecca Camissa described it at a special advance
Where the border walls are: Spoiler alert — everywhere
The U.S-Mexico border wall may or may not be under construction, but it’s not the only contemporary attempt at a barrier between countries. According
What’s the matter with Missouri: 2017 edition
The blood-red Missouri legislature, the state’s once-Democrat-now-Republican Governor, and our party-uber-alles senior Senator continue to make this state a beacon for everything that’s going
Trump talks: A new transcript, from Air Force One “wingside chat”
I was so sure that, after transcripts of our dear leader’s earlier, shockingly incoherent ramblings were released, we would never again see such a
Highlights of NY Times’ annotated Constitution
On July 2, 2017, the New York Times published a special section: an annotated version of the United States Constitution. The special section, says