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De-naturalization

De-naturalization: Trump’s latest weapon in the war on immigrants

June 25, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Immigration, Trump Leave a comment

The Trump administration is employing a new weapon in its war on immigrants: de-naturalization. Yes, that’s a real word. It’s exactly what it sounds

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Pendulum

Hard to tell where the pendulum of normalcy will swing next

June 25, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Community/Common good, Democracy, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

After Barack Obama was elected, it seemed that America had a new normalcy, one that some described as “post-racial.” For any who took that

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Red Hen

Red Hen Incident reminds us of the wisdom of Michelle Obama’s words – “When they go low, we go high”

June 24, 2018 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Democracy, Human Rights Leave a comment

Is it understandable that the frustration of living in a world with the duplicity of Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and others would want

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Steve Schmidt

Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

June 20, 2018 Renee Shur People, Politics, Protest/Resistance, Republicans, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Republican strategist and party loyalist Steve Schmidt’s painful statement today on why he has decided to leave the Republican party is well worth reading

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ACA

The latest assault on ACA [Obamacare]: DOJ won’t defend it in court

June 8, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Courts, Health care, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

In a dramatic break from a long-standing norm of defending federal laws, Attorney General Jeff Session has announced that the Department of Justice will

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hostage

The hostage crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border

June 7, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Immigration, Legal issues/Law, Trump Leave a comment

The Trump administration is holding children hostage. They can call it “family separation.” They can say that it’s meant as a “deterrent” to illegal

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Greitens

The Greitens Resignation: A View from a Chris Koster intern

June 6, 2018 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, Activism, Missouri region, Politics Leave a comment

The state of Missouri has inaugurated a new governor and, to paraphrase President Ford, our long nightmare is indeed over. Governor Eric Greitens finally

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Democratic Party

New rules for Democratic Party: Will they get it right this time?

June 5, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Democrats, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The Democratic party’s rules for nominating presidential candidates are deeply flawed. Unfortunately, cycle after cycle, the party has failed to make changes that would

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candidate

Who’s who & who said what at candidate forum in MO 2nd Congressional district

June 3, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Campaigns, Candidates, Democrats, Good government, Missouri region, Widgets: Candidates 2018 2 comments

Five Democrats—all male—are vying for the honor of trying to defeat entrenched Republican Ann Wagner, in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District. Here are my impressions

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STL_Media

St. Louis lags badly in media coverage of Congressional Races

June 3, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Campaigns, Media, Missouri region, Politics, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections One comment

As the St. Louis Metro Chapter of the League of Women Voters once again did its heavy lifting to bring political awareness to the

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