To the American Press: So sorry that you, like Trump, completely misinterpreted what the Pope said. You, as writers, should be more perceptive. Specifically, Pope Francis did not say Trump was not a Christian. The Pope did not use … [Read more...]

Why does the press insist on reporting on the story of the lead in Flint, Michigan water without mentioning the crucial role that was played by the state takeover of local government? I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that it is … [Read more...]

I wanted to share with this listserv a question that's running around on Facebook and my responses to it to see what progressive folks on this blog think about it. The statement is: homeless servicemen should come before any refugee. Yes … [Read more...]

The marketing reflex in our media that calls the ignorant religious fanatics who just gunned down workers supporting the disabled in California "Bonnie and Clyde", like John Hockenberry on NPR, is irresponsible and plays directly into the … [Read more...]

The press is really despicable. This poll that everybody is citing saying that 69% of the American people think that an attack is imminent is true. What they don't mention is that a year ago the same 69% thought that an attack was imminent. … [Read more...]

Foreign policy has been relegated to the back-burner in the primaries of both parties. We need to press the candidates on their vision for the role of the U.S. in the world. Barack Obama shared his vision for a more restrained and … [Read more...]

How much more damage does the Congress have to do to our country before Democrats realize that we need to get over our obsession with holding the presidency?   If just 5% as many volunteers would volunteer to go to swing districts in an off … [Read more...]

The religion writer for the Huffington Post who was part of a gay couple who met with the pope cautions those who are jumping to trash Pope Francis in a tweet.   @jaweedkaleem He criticized those who are maintaining that the pope was … [Read more...]

There are two problems with this obsession over the Hillary email situation. The first problem is one of substance. Yes we understand, she should not have muddled this line between a government account and a personal account. We get it. … [Read more...]

The United States is asleep on the refugee issue.  Wake up! It's falling on Europe's lap, but we caused it. To paraphrase Colin Powell 'we broke it- we own it'. Hungary did not invade Iraq. We did. We should accept at least a percentage in … [Read more...]