Surviving our dark age will require more than “resistance” — we also need hope. We can start by making real connections in our own communities.
Category: US Opinion
USDA’s new SNAP rules sound healthy. Until you read the fine print.
by Dave Dickey, Columnist, Investigate Midwest In case you didn’t know it, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is under siege by USDA, Congress, and the
Who will defend ordinary working people against Trump and MAGA?
by Jeremy Brecher You don’t have to be radical leftist to be concerned about the way Donald Trump and his MAGAs are threatening the well-being
Even the Pope Is Fed Up With Overpaid CEOs
Americans are fed up with CEOs that stiff their workers. And one of those fed up Americans happens to be the pope. By Sarah Anderson Americans
With Gerrymandering, Your Local Rep. Isn’t Local — And Isn’t Yours
This GOP ploy is stripping away America’s fundamental principle of representative democracy. By Jim Hightower In a 2006 documentary, I assailed Texas Republican lawmakers for
Rural Communities Brace for Trump’s Health Cuts
Rural hospitals — often the largest employers as well as critical care providers in their regions — will be among the worst hit by the
“One, Big, Beautiful Bill” delivers for Iowa seniors
By Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) In the 1930s, the Social Security Act was enacted to protect American seniors from poverty, unemployment, and other issues. Over
A Nobel Peace Prize for Trump? Inconceivable
by Mel Gurtov Four US presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. Donald Trump is
Trump Wants You Talking About Nonexistent Crime, Not His Medicaid Cuts
The president is sucking up oxygen with bogus crime stories because he doesn’t want you talking about his Medicaid cuts — or Jeffrey Epstein. By
Red States Are About to Go Hungry Thanks to Trump
GOP lawmakers are taking food out of the mouths of kids — including their own constituents — to put toward tax cuts for billionaires. By Ta’Kyla
