During his campaign, Donald Trump told his supporters how much he would do for them regarding the economy and inflation, ending wars, creating a better health care system, and making America a “better place” by getting rid of immigrants and restoring the values of white Christian nationalism. No, he would not destroy Social Security or
We have recently witnessed Elon Musk and his cronies hostile takeover of the U.S. Treasury’s formerly carefully-guarded payment systems for all departments. This action compromises the sensitive data of millions, including all people registered with Social Security. The takeover allows an unelected billionaire a mechanism to unilaterally restrict disbursement of money approved for specific purposes
Project 2025, the playbook for Trump’s second term agenda, reflects his goals to grow his base of fundamentalist evangelical Christians and to cement the authoritarian powers of the presidency. A recent CBS News Analysis revealed that 28 of the 38 primary authors of Project 2025 worked in Trump’s administration and at least 270 of its
This fall we have two new, strong local Democrat candidates running in the upcoming election: Beth Farnham, who is challenging incumbent John Joyce for the huge 13th District U.S. Congressional seat, and Cameron Schroy, who is challenging incumbent Doug Mastriano for the 33rd District PA Senate seat. Both Beth and Cameron are well-worth supporting. But
Shortly after the debate Thursday night, I wondered whether Biden was ill that night. This was confirmed, he did have a bad cold and hoarseness. But later I saw a clip of Biden at a rally in North Carolina the very next day, where he was vibrant and completely lucid and articulate, with a large
In March 2020, when the pandemic was in its full fury, the federal government took emergency measures that prohibited states from removing people from the Medicaid program. In exchange, the states were given increased federal Medicaid funding. More than 23 million people were added to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Enrollment Program (CHIP), reaching 95
When I evaluate a candidate, I look first at their basic character. Do they exhibit dignity, honesty, intelligence, and empathy? Then I look at their purpose in running. Candidates who demonstrate a commitment to public service win high marks. If they are running for office primarily to gain power, that is, for me, a major
With so many people running for leading offices in our state during the upcoming primary, several of whom are not even Pennsylvanians, I would like to call attention to Austin Davis, a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. At least 48 state representatives support his candidacy. And Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who is now running for Governor, has
Are you concerned about the state of our democracy today? — that the majority of people are not heard or are ignored by those who are pledged to represent them? The For The People Act (HR 1) would make a major difference for our democracy. It would enact small-donor funded elections, expand early voting, provide for automatic
For healthcare, just about everything is at stake, and, as usual, it’s complicated. Trump is now hell-bent on killing the entire Affordable Care Act, and although many Republicans would like to do the same, they are fearful that this might hurt their re-election chances due to the large number of people (a minimum of 20