President Joe Biden has ordered complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, without conditions, on or before September 11, 2021. Better 20 years late than never.
Why Do You Want to Be When You Grow up?
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The shooting of 20 year old Daunte Wright by a Minnesota police officer sparked yet another round of protests by people outraged at cops shooting unarmed Black men. You have to wonder, why would anyone want to become a cop?
We Give Joe Biden More Credit Than He Gives Himself
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On issues like the drive to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour, many Democratic defenders of President Biden indulge in magical thinking, pretending that he actually wants to get this done even though there is very little evidence that it’s on his agenda.
A Sneak Peek at Upcoming GOP Voter Suppression Tactics
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Republican state legislatures have been going hogwild with voter suppression tactics intended to reduce turn out among Democrats, especially blacks. Surely they aren’t finished yet.
In Which the CEO Takes a Meeting with His Pet Senator
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The Biden Administration would like to increase corporate taxes. Big companies complain that the US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, which is true. What they don’t like to talk about, and it’s also true, is that there are so many loopholes and deductions that they pay some of the lowest taxes in the world. Many large companies like Apple computer pay no taxes at all.
Economic Greed Migrant
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As the Biden Administration claims to be looking into the root causes of mass migration from Central America to the southern U.S. border with Mexico, perhaps we should consider the role of the United States in destabilizing Northern Triangle countries like Honduras.
Protect and Serve
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The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin set off Black Lives Matter protests last summer. Now Chauvin is on trial and, as expected, his defense team is trying to spin the inexplicable into the justifiable.
At Least Trump is Gone
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Biden’s response to the insanely low minimum wage, the ongoing healthcare crisis and the millions of people and businesses destroyed by the COVID-19 recession has been anemic; his defenders insist Trump was worse. But we can’t say “Trump was worse” when the rent is due.
Don’t Let Something Be the Enemy of Nothing
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Defenders of President Biden keep pointing out that he’s doing the best he can, or that progressives need to be willing to compromise. But there’s a big difference between compromise and nothing at all.
Let the Reparations Begin
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Evanston, Illinois launched the first reparations program for Black residents with a $10 million housing and mortgage program. Considering the horrors and legacy of slavery, ultimately nothing short of handing over the whole country will suffice—and that still wouldn’t be enough. Next in line are America’s countless other victims…
