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nuke

Trump would probably flunk the military’s nuke test

May 7, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Nuclear weapons, Trump Leave a comment

Anyone in the U.S. military with any connection to nuclear weapons is required to pass the Personnel Reliability Program. Donald Trump would most likely

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Medicare-for-All

Democrats: Keep it simple – Medicare-for-All

May 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Community/Common good, Health care, Republican Brain Leave a comment

As Republicans recklessly move forward in doing damage to health care in America, it’s important for Democrats to have a clear vision for the

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pr3e-existing

Got pre-existing condition? You’re screwed

May 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health, Health care One comment

Republicans would like us to believe that the abominable “healthcare” bill they passed yesterday in the House of Representatives keeps the Obamacare requirement for

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whiteboard

Bannon’s whiteboard reveals his nasty plan for America

May 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration, Trump Leave a comment

It has long been reported that Trump whisperer and white nationalist Steve Bannon has a whiteboard in his office, on which he meticulously lists

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NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News grossly misses fairness and balance

April 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Economy, Health care, Media, Social Sec/Medicare, Taxes, Trump Leave a comment

Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, could not appear to be more affable and concerned about delivering “straight news.” After Brian Williams bloviated

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Obama activism

Could Obama learn from Jimmy Carter about presidential retirement?

April 26, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Banks, Campaigns, Community/Common good, Financial reform, Obama One comment

I’ve yet to find anyone who shares my feelings, but I was quite uncomfortable with former President Barack Obama’s first public speaking opportunity upon

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Trump Foreign Policy

Bombing His Way to Re-Election: The Trump Doctrine

April 25, 2017 Reece Ellis Foreign Policy, International, Military, Trump Leave a comment

“We are going to stop the policy of regime change overseas” “[Hillary Clinton] wants to start a shooting war in Syria in conflict with

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Flying into DC

What Republicans have done to our Nation’s Capital

April 24, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Community/Common good, Federalism, Good government Leave a comment

Several weeks ago, I flew into Washington, DC, much as I had done for the first time back in March, 1963. Flying over government

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incoherent

Transcript of Trump’s AP interview: Unintelligible and incoherent, as usual

April 24, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Transcripts, Trump, Widget: Transcripts One comment

The Associated Press has released the full transcript of its April 21, 2017 interview with Donald Trump, and it’s another doozy in a growing

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apps

Apps for refugees: merging technology and humanitarianism

April 22, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik International, Refugees, Technology, Widgets: Science/Technology Leave a comment

These days, there’s an app for just about everything—even for being a refugee. According to the United Nations High Command on Refugees [UNHCR], apps

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