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How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
The LIRR Train Ticket I Could Never Throw Away: 25 Years After 9/11
Like everyone, September 11 is burned into my mind a quarter of a century later. We all have our stories of that day. This is mine. I still have my husband’s Long Island Rail Road ticket from September 11, 2001.
The LIRR Train Ticket I Could Never Throw Away: 25 Years After 9/11
Like everyone, September 11 is burned into my mind a quarter of a century later. We all have our stories of that day. This is mine. I still have my husband’s Long Island Rail Road ticket from September 11, 2001.
Donald Trump is Not Well
Donald Trump is not well. We are watching a mentally ill patient steeped in delusions as he goes on a posting blitz the last few nights. Trump’s head is so crammed with insanity he can’t possibly act as Commander in
Donald Trump is Not Well
Donald Trump is not well. We are watching a mentally ill patient steeped in delusions as he goes on a posting blitz the last few nights. Trump’s head is so crammed with insanity he can’t possibly act as Commander in
Food Insecurity- The New Norm
Food insecurity has taken on a very different meaning lately. Americans are in a state of high anxiety about putting food on the table. But it’s not only about the soaring costs of basic sustenance. Nothing feels safe to
Food Insecurity- The New Norm
Food insecurity has taken on a very different meaning lately. Americans are in a state of high anxiety about putting food on the table. But it’s not only about the soaring costs of basic sustenance. Nothing feels safe to
Who Really Cut Down The Cherry Tree?
George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree may have been a myth, but it is all too tragically true that Trump just recklessly and likely illegally chopped down the oldest grove of cherry blossom trees in DC. A national
Who Really Cut Down The Cherry Tree?
George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree may have been a myth, but it is all too tragically true that Trump just recklessly and likely illegally chopped down the oldest grove of cherry blossom trees in DC. A national
Mourning Dolly Parton
I can’t imagine a world without Dolly Parton. She was the best of us. The best of America. Dolly transcended all the divisiveness, politics, and cultural polarization that have deeply fractured us. Red state or blue state, we were all
Mourning Dolly Parton
I can’t imagine a world without Dolly Parton. She was the best of us. The best of America. Dolly transcended all the divisiveness, politics, and cultural polarization that have deeply fractured us. Red state or blue state, we were all
Trump’s Big Gifts to North Korea and China
We are now at Def Con 1 in Donald Trump lunacy. It must be Christmas in August, and the secret Santa is Donald Trump. He’s been busy handing out presents to Kim Jung Un and Xi Jinping. But poor America,
Trump’s Big Gifts to North Korea and China
We are now at Def Con 1 in Donald Trump lunacy. It must be Christmas in August, and the secret Santa is Donald Trump. He’s been busy handing out presents to Kim Jung Un and Xi Jinping. But poor America,
What Has Happened Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is Un-American.
Nine long months. At sea. And nobody in charge can tell these military families when their loved ones are coming home. Moldy showers. Broken toilets. No soap, no deodorant, no toothpaste. Meals so meager they’ve been reduced to half a
What Has Happened Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is Un-American.
Nine long months. At sea. And nobody in charge can tell these military families when their loved ones are coming home. Moldy showers. Broken toilets. No soap, no deodorant, no toothpaste. Meals so meager they’ve been reduced to half a
Trump Wigs Out
Let’s get wiggy with Donald! Another hair-brained business for Trump! © Sally Edelstein and Envisioning The American Dream, 2026. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly
Trump Wigs Out
Let’s get wiggy with Donald! Another hair-brained business for Trump! © Sally Edelstein and Envisioning The American Dream, 2026. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly
61 Years ago, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into Law
Sixty-one years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law as an amendment to the Social Security Act. Two years ago, President Trump promised that he would “never let anyone touch your Medicare.” Yesterday, this Administration announced
61 Years ago, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into Law
Sixty-one years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law as an amendment to the Social Security Act. Two years ago, President Trump promised that he would “never let anyone touch your Medicare.” Yesterday, this Administration announced
Envisioning The American Dream 