Are Republicans like they are because they were born that way or raised that way? Do they: lack empathy for the poor and downtrodden, here and abroad; lack respect and support for science, research, facts; hate those who are different from them ethnically, sexually, religiously and/or are immigrants; blindly follow authoritarian figures; support democracy, free […]

I would like to take the opportunity to say “thank you” to the state Department of Transportation or whoever is responsible for the sign on Preble Street Extension in Portland where the lanes merge that asks drivers to “take turns.” Sweet! Also maybe they could ask city drivers who give other drivers the finger, to […]

The American people face an existential threat to our democracy: white Christian nationalism. This advocacy, which supports the Trump administration’s crusade against people’s right to abortion, against transgender Americans, and advocates that America is a Christian country, must not stand. The Federalist Papers, created by Madison, Jay and Hamilton, rejected the concept of a religious […]