There is, of course, nothing new about the spectacle of everyday people being forced to endure great suffering because of the whims, foibles, fears and egos of powerful rulers and politicians. From the forced labor that helped construct the pyramids to th... See more
Tuesday, Nov. 18 started out the way most other days had of late in the relatively brief life of Triangle-area resident Fernando Vazquez. Like so many children of immigrants who, despite being native-born American citizens, find themselves working alongsi... See more
It’s been a hallmark of most of the noteworthy political movements that have emerged and risen to power in modern times that their leaders aspired to use government power to improve society. Plenty of these movements were deeply flawed or downright fraudu... See more
The right’s war on the poor hits a new low with attack on legal aid
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There is nothing particularly new about conservative American politicians and their allies resisting public efforts to aid Americans in need. Ever since Franklin ... See more
There are more than a few modern American progressives who wish that the leaders on their side of the great national political divide possessed the same commitment to hardball, take-no-prisoners politics as their conservative adversaries.
“Boy, we sure ha... See more
