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Category: Democracy

Emma Gonzalez

Time for students to patronize adults; not the other way around

February 27, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Activism, Civil liberties, Democracy, Education, Guns, Human Rights, Justice Leave a comment

So many adults think that it is so cute, even enlightening, when a student such as Emma Gonzalez at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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DACA

Trump’s SOTU DACA dis: All Americans are Dreamers

January 31, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Democracy, Immigration, Refugees, Trump One comment

Buried in the 90-minute smorgasbord of exaggerations, lies, false conflations and middle-school platitudes passed off as a State of the Union Address on Jan.

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Obstructionist

Don’t lose the forest from trees with the shutdown

January 23, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Congress, Democracy, Politics, Republican Brain One comment

This is mainly about Mitch McConnell and the archaic rules of Congress. But first let’s give a kudo to Chuck Schumer and the other

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Truth-Lies

Leaders Who Lie: The Sorting Hat

January 19, 2018 James Wilson 2016 Election, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Corruption, Democracy, Government, Politics, Trump One comment

President Trump began his Presidency by falsely asserting that his Inaugural crowd was larger than Obama’s, a claim easily refuted by comparing aerial photographs

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Fresh Air

Tom Steyer: The Fresh Air of Politics without Begging for Money

January 18, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Corruption, Democracy, Good government, Money & Politics, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

One of the refreshing things about going to Tom Steyer’s “Need to Impeach” web site is that there is no “DONATE” button. He wants

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Income Disparity

Is it my hang-up, or society’s, that we are so tolerant of poverty?

January 16, 2018 Arthur Lieber Capitalism, Charity & Justice, Democracy, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

As is self-evident, Republicans are gung-ho on cutting taxes because there is very little that government does that they truly value. The bigger the

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State Matrix

When it comes to promoting democracy, Democrats have lost another year

January 11, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

When it comes to future elections, Donald Trump seems blind to them as he continues to litigate his electoral victory over Hillary Clinton in

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Charles Barkley

Beyond the hype, some nuggets from the Alabama Senate Race

December 13, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democracy, Federalism, Justice, Politics, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Remember when Michelle Obama said in 2007, “For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it

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Alabama Election

Don’t be Surprised if Doug Jones wins in Alabama

December 12, 2017 Reece Ellis Democracy, Politics, Senate, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

On Tuesday, the people of Alabama will go to the polls and choose a replacement for the senate seat left vacant by beleaguered attorney

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Stop Mueller

The right is right: Mueller is stacking deck against Trump

December 12, 2017 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Democracy, Impeachment, Justice, Mental Health, Republican Brain, Science, Trump 6 comments

In unison, the talking heads at Fox News and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee assaulted both current FBI Director Christopher Wray and former

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