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Another School Shooting as America Sleeps
Here we are again. Yawn. Another school shooting. Another day in America. Yawn. Let’s go back to sleep It has become so commonplace that this latest tragic shooting at Apalechee High School in Georgia wasn’t even the lead story
Another School Shooting as America Sleeps
Here we are again. Yawn. Another school shooting. Another day in America. Yawn. Let’s go back to sleep It has become so commonplace that this latest tragic shooting at Apalechee High School in Georgia wasn’t even the lead story
6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead
You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we
6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead
You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we
Phil Donahue The Talk Of TV
How big was Phil Donahue? He was so big that for several months in the fall of 1984, David Letterman, the irreverent host of his own late-night talk show, had a countdown calendar marking off the days before afternoons most
Phil Donahue The Talk Of TV
How big was Phil Donahue? He was so big that for several months in the fall of 1984, David Letterman, the irreverent host of his own late-night talk show, had a countdown calendar marking off the days before afternoons most
Life’s a Drag For Trump
Does Donald Have a thing for drag queens? Or is it just a thing for blondes? Did this recently resurfaced picture of JD Vance in drag at Yale have an influencing factor in his selection as Trump’s VP pick?
Life’s a Drag For Trump
Does Donald Have a thing for drag queens? Or is it just a thing for blondes? Did this recently resurfaced picture of JD Vance in drag at Yale have an influencing factor in his selection as Trump’s VP pick?
America’s Dad
Last night I felt what my dog Moe must have felt when he finally came to live with me. Last night, watching Tim Walz at the Democratic rally in Philadelphia I felt rescued. Safe. Normal. Hope. Joy. We’ve been starving
America’s Dad
Last night I felt what my dog Moe must have felt when he finally came to live with me. Last night, watching Tim Walz at the Democratic rally in Philadelphia I felt rescued. Safe. Normal. Hope. Joy. We’ve been starving
I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz
I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born
I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz
I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born
Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing
Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from
Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing
Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from
Black Like Who?
Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President, Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at
Black Like Who?
Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President, Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at
We Are Not Going Back
Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed
We Are Not Going Back
Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed
Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out
July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer, I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political
Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out
July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer, I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political
Envisioning The American Dream 