NADA ZOHDY – Democracy isn’t something you have, it’s something you do. It’s a practice. Practices involve concepts, skills and values, but they are dynamic. There’s always new learning to be had. Everyone builds relationships. Tells stories. Strategizes. We all create structures, which are commitments about how we work together. And we can track the results of our actions — we can count if people did or didn’t come to our meeting.
Whatever Happened to Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ for American Workers?
LAWRENCE S. WITTNER – Although Trump’s second term in office might have provided a “Golden Age” for the President and his fellow billionaires, it has produced harsh and challenging times for American workers.
Another Trump Bribe: 1776 Tax Dollars to Each Soldier
KARY LOVE – An optimist would look to see a rising tsunami of true American patriots refusing the bribe and donating the money to pay off the national debt or to charity, saying, “No Kings, No Caesars,” I am an American. I stand with the Founders, I support the Republic.
When dehumanization becomes policy: Ableist language and the quiet violence of power
GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE – A president’s words teach a nation who it is permitted to abandon. When we accept language that renders some lives expendable, we set in motion a politics that eventually consumes its own moral center.
How “Woke” Has Been Weaponized
BOB TOPPER – Using language to attack, control, and manipulate others conceals the underlying fear, ignorance, and insecurity of Christian extremists. This tactic serves not only as a mask for their own anxieties, but also as a tool to demean, intimidate, and incite hatred toward those with differing views. . . . Their reliance on language as a weapon derives from a refusal to reconcile faith with actual inquiry and perpetuates discord within American society. . . . No wonder we are so divided.
Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like
PETER GLEICK – On Monday, December 22, the Trump Administration announced it was pausing five major offshore wind energy projects, citing “national security risks” in new classified studies from the Defense Department that suggested the projects could cause “clutter” or radar interference. It’s hard not to conclude that this claim is specious—a new excuse to try to stop wind projects that Trump personally doesn’t like—especially since these projects had all previously been reviewed and approved by the Defense Department with no objections.