Syrians—4.8 million of them–constitute the largest segment of the current world refugee population. But there are many other refugees —16+ million — who are
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.
Plastic-bag news blackout
The media encountered an intentional news blackout at Mar-A-Lago yesterday. When reporters arrived at Trump’s Palm Beach resort to cover his golf outing
Pocahontas, again: Who will call out the name-calling?
Donald Trump referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas [again] at a meeting with a group of Senators at the White House yesterday.
Republican wish list: Axe election-protection commission
A House committee has just recommended [2/7/2017] that Congress terminate the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], the organization created in 2002 to protect elections from
Why does the Trump presidency hurt so bad?
I have not been the same since November 8, 2016. Trump’s presidency hurts. I’m taking it personally. But my anger, sadness and fear aren’t
Sign everything. Read nothing.
Donald Trump has proven that he knows how to sign stuff. In his first two weeks in office, he has made a big show
Australian refugees: Who are they, and what are the terms of the deal?
About 1,200 Afghani, Iraqi and Iranian refugees—currently housed in terrible conditions on islands near Australia—are supposed to come, over time, to the US, under
Trump’s Black History Month transcript: Not much history included
Today, our new president invited 20 or so people to the White House to dutifully celebrate Black History Month [something he’s probably given little
Supreme Court surprises: You don’t always get what you want
How will the next justice appointed to the Supreme Court vote? The answer, history tells us, is: We don’t know for sure. Surprises happen.
Stephen Miller: New Bannon/Trump apologist is scarier than Conway
President Bannon/Trump has trotted out a new spokesperson—Stephen Miller—and he’s even scarier than KellyAnne Conway. I saw him interviewed the other evening, and his
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