The T-Mobile, Sprint merger will benefit rural America
For years, my colleagues and I who represent rural California have fought to bring equal access to technology to our…
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Signs of rural decline in Lassen County — dealing with the source
The “broken windows theory” is a criminological theory that associates signs of community decline with increased vandalism, crime, homelessness, drug…
Read moreListening for immigration at the Democratic debates
If you’ve been repelled by the family separations and other immigration-related cruelties perpetrated by the Trump administration, and if you…
Read moreWe could vote for socialism — Austria did
With all Democratic Party 2020 presidential candidates seemingly embracing socialism, we could vote for socialism — Austria did. In the…
Read moreIt’s up to us to decide the future of hunger
When I was born in 1932, the world had two billion people. Today, the global population has swelled to 7.7…
Read moreWhy the LGBT community should fear socialism
Virtually all of my acquaintances in the LGBT Community are Democrats, but their party leaders have left traditional democratic principles…
Read moreThe Question is this: Can Corporations Become Too Big?
We have watched corporations and famous Americans have ups and downs throughout the years. We’ve all watched as Tiger…
Read moreNinth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Protects Life Again
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 7-4 recently lifting injunctions that previously blocked enforcement of the Trump administration’s…
Read moreWith regard to Iran — Who and where is the threat?
The official U.S. narrative on Iran is that it is an escalating threat to “peace and security” in the Middle…
Read moreThere are reasons the poor should fear socialism
As government controls more portions of the economy, democracy transcends to socialism. Sometime in this transition democracy ceases to be…
Read moreIt’s not about race, it’s about political advantage
Recently, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Maryland and North Carolina’s gerrymandered district maps. More precisely, it ruled that…
Read moreRacism and War: The Dehumanization of the Enemy
We have a serious problem at the border — indeed, at every border we create and defend with force of…
Read moreEvery State Should Pass a Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
Just two months apart, the governors of Maine and New Jersey signed laws ensuring that terminally ill adults in their…
Read moreJudicial obstruction hinders job creation
A district court judge recently blocked the Trump administration from approving oil leases off the coast of Alaska. The decision…
Read moreWhy Democracy Deteriorates into Socialism
Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were not the first presidential candidates to introduce socialism into mainstream America. Previous…
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