“Trump’s New Medicaid Rule ‘Designed to Ensure People Lose Healthcare,’ Critics Warn” Common Dreams Jake Johnson The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a rule that is expected to push millions of low-income people off Medicaid by imposing complex bureaucratic barriers in the form of work reporting requirements, which have proven disastrous at the state level. The rule, released by the Centers for Medicare and […]
Rather than saying no, SCOTUS allows Alabama to realign voting districts thereby disenfranchising minority Americans “Shame and the Supreme Court” Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Tuesday was primary day in Alabama. There were contested races in both parties. The marquee gubernatorial race drew significant interest, with more than five candidates competing on the Democratic side, […]
“No Unauthorized Spending: The U.S. Constitution dictates that no money can be drawn from the Treasury except through an act of appropriation. Without a funded budget, paying wages is unconstitutional.” “Office Hours: How Do We Deal with the Inevitable Loss of Good Jobs to AI?” Anthropic — the artificial intelligence company behind the chatbot Claude […]
Matching faces of President Trump. I suspect they are using old pictures of Trump per his suggestions. There is a noticeable difference. Both are from today’s articles. One face is slimmer that the other. A swimsuit picture showed him kind of buff which he is not. To the Left: Furious Trump orders investigation into California […]
Does raising the minimum wage increase unemployment? An increase in the minimum wage can motivate more people to enter the labor market because they will earn more money. Some promote, an increase in the minimum wage increases firms’ costs. Also, the quantity of labor demanded decreases (firms hire fewer workers). From my point of view […]
Letters from an American – Lake Conemaugh – by Heather Cox Richardson May 30, 2026 Life was good in 1889 for the more than fifty wealthy industrialists who belonged to Pennsylvania’s South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. Most of the men had made their fortunes in nearby Pittsburgh in the heady years after the Civil […]
Rather than celebrate 250 years of the United States existence by itself, our leader once again makes it about himself and what he wants. People are abandoning the celebration as it has taken ona partisan look rather than a free nation of citizens. Daddy did not do Trump any favors, In a Birthday Fit for […]
Something new from an older reporter I knew in the Midwest when we lived there. Some wisdom to share about being sure about what you write. There is truth to Jack Lessenberry’s commentary. If you are not sure, do not write it or talk about it. It will come back at you and then what? […]
It appears it finally happened. Trump looking for revenge driven justice agenda backfired on him. Mybe the right word to use here is vindictive. Trump is well known for seeking some type of revenge. He plays his desire so openly, it is difficult to be ignored. “U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw considered the defendant’s […]
I am not sure what one would call a real activist president when it comes to the United States . . . anymore. For example and one of the best examples . . .”Under FDR, the American federal government assumed new and powerful roles in the nation’s economy, in its corporate life, and in the […]