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DACA

Who did Trump consult on his cruel DACA decision? Anybody?

September 11, 2017 Renee Shur Human Rights, Immigration Leave a comment

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on September 5 that the Trump administration would be terminating DACA, Trump and members of his  governing gang

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DACA

Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA

September 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

The leader of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce resigned Tuesday from President Trump’s diversity coalition, following the administration’s announcement that it would wind

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Harvey Streets

Harvey once again raises the justice vs. charity issue

September 3, 2017 Arthur Lieber Climate Change, Community/Common good, Congress, Democracy, Good government, Justice, Republican Brain One comment

It’s like clockwork. A disaster occurs and the airwaves are full of appeals for help from all of us who are clearly more fortunate

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Scarborough

Open Letter to Joe Scarborough

September 3, 2017 Helena Webb Crime/Violence, Democracy, Media, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Joe – Thank you. Your panel discussion of the Berkley/Antifa/Snowflake “controversy” reminded me why of I don’t watch morning news programs. It is too

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food diversity

A German supermarket’s clever object lesson in diversity

September 1, 2017 Renee Shur Food, International One comment

Last week the German supermarket chain Edeka cooked up an unannounced demonstration of the diversity in the German food-supply chain by removing all products

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Little League

Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life

August 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber Children, Democracy, Human Rights, Military, States, Uncategorized Leave a comment

It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized

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9 billion

Houston flood: How much is 9 trillion gallons of water?

August 28, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Climate Change, Environment Leave a comment

Houston and Southwest Texas are drowning in what the National Weather Service estimates to be 9 trillion gallons of rainwater—so far [as of two

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quit

Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message

August 27, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Politics, Protest/Resistance, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest One comment

Daniel Kammen couldn’t take it any more, so he quit. An expert in renewable energy, he was appointed by President Obama in 2016 as

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charlottesville

Fears and hopes after Charlottesville

August 25, 2017 James Wilson Cities, Crime/Violence, Democracy, Trump Leave a comment

Two frightening historical questions faced our species at the beginning of the 21st Century. Would humanity accelerate its compulsive consumption to the point of

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Trump stalking Hillary

Saying that Trump is unhinged is the polite way to put it

August 25, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Health, Mental Health, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

As if on cue, following Donald Trump’s speech about Afghanistan last Monday (8/21/17), he removed the subtlety of his mental and emotional challenges the

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  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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