Category Archives: politics

History on Display-The Politics Behind the Department of Education Banners

With each new banner unfurling on buildings in Washington D.C. there are lessons to be learned. The latest display at the Department of Education makes clear the Trump curriculum. A few weeks ago, a large blue banner featuring a photo

History on Display-The Politics Behind the Department of Education Banners

With each new banner unfurling on buildings in Washington D.C. there are lessons to be learned. The latest display at the Department of Education makes clear the Trump curriculum. A few weeks ago, a large blue banner featuring a photo

Decorating With Donald

  As American soldiers die in the Middle East, we are watching mental decline in real time. While discussing Iran War Plans, Donald Trump went on a demented rant about the golden drapes in the White House. While he was

Decorating With Donald

  As American soldiers die in the Middle East, we are watching mental decline in real time. While discussing Iran War Plans, Donald Trump went on a demented rant about the golden drapes in the White House. While he was

Trump’s State of Delusion Don’t Drink the Kool Aid

  Drawing on a sense of “civic duty” I bravely chose to watch Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address last night. Friends like many across the country were holding drinking parties as they viewed the speech. I may have

Trump’s State of Delusion Don’t Drink the Kool Aid

  Drawing on a sense of “civic duty” I bravely chose to watch Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address last night. Friends like many across the country were holding drinking parties as they viewed the speech. I may have

An Evil Bond Girl

  Pam Bondi is evil incarnate. She turned her back on the Epstein survivors.  Literally and figuratively. She would not even look at them. It was excruciating to watch. When these brave women, who were once raped and tortured as children,

An Evil Bond Girl

  Pam Bondi is evil incarnate. She turned her back on the Epstein survivors.  Literally and figuratively. She would not even look at them. It was excruciating to watch. When these brave women, who were once raped and tortured as children,

We All Need Moe Love

I can always count on Moe. Yesterday, as I was out on an afternoon walk with my dog Moe slushing through the snow that lines my neighborhood street, my mind was in a dark place. I felt emotionally depleted. The

We All Need Moe Love

I can always count on Moe. Yesterday, as I was out on an afternoon walk with my dog Moe slushing through the snow that lines my neighborhood street, my mind was in a dark place. I felt emotionally depleted. The

Our United States of Terror

State-sanctioned terror by armed thugs has kept me in a constant state of terror. As a Jew, reminders of Hitler’s Germany are triggered and like toxic waste that never degrades, old fears bubble up to the surface. Despite having been

Our United States of Terror

State-sanctioned terror by armed thugs has kept me in a constant state of terror. As a Jew, reminders of Hitler’s Germany are triggered and like toxic waste that never degrades, old fears bubble up to the surface. Despite having been

Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

We all watched it. We saw a man trying to help someone who had just been shoved to the ground. We saw him pepper-sprayed.  We saw him taken down. We saw him shot. Again         Again  

Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

We all watched it. We saw a man trying to help someone who had just been shoved to the ground. We saw him pepper-sprayed.  We saw him taken down. We saw him shot. Again         Again  

Choking on the Deluge of News

We are in a tsunami of tragedy, to the point I feel as if I am drowning and struggling to breathe. More succinctly, I feel like Lucy Ricardo in the chocolate factory as the conveyor belt speeds up, Minnesota, ICE,

Choking on the Deluge of News

We are in a tsunami of tragedy, to the point I feel as if I am drowning and struggling to breathe. More succinctly, I feel like Lucy Ricardo in the chocolate factory as the conveyor belt speeds up, Minnesota, ICE,

Domestic Terrorist

Say his name- Jonathan Ross -Domestic Terrorist

Domestic Terrorist

Say his name- Jonathan Ross -Domestic Terrorist

Why NATO Was Needed

77 years ago, NATO was born in the aftermath of WWII out of a desire to prevent WWIII. Conceived out of necessity, this enduring alliance was initially forged to prevent Soviet expansionism. The shared democratic values of its members formed

Why NATO Was Needed

77 years ago, NATO was born in the aftermath of WWII out of a desire to prevent WWIII. Conceived out of necessity, this enduring alliance was initially forged to prevent Soviet expansionism. The shared democratic values of its members formed