Opinions & Commentary

From ancient lies to modern slander, the GOP's toxic rhetoric is weaponizing fear and trying to tear America apart.

What the hell is going on in our nation’s newsrooms? WHAT can they possibly be covering that is more important than the most serious internal threat to America since the Civil War?

Trump supporters don’t care about reality, only about the narrative they need to be true in their heads to justify their allegiance. There is no bridge too far, no crime or offense too sickening to move them from him.

The stakes in this election could not be higher. The opposition wants to take away your rights, responsibilities and your power as a voter and citizen. Permanently. Standing on the sidelines is not an option.

If our corporate media follow their past efforts to “sanewash” Trump and whitewash previous Republican wars-for-politics, things could get quite grim for the future of American democracy.

William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize for Literature, which Donald J. Trump could totally win, too, and will, as soon as he’s president and we buy Sweden.

A new and better world is possible, if we can only overcome the money of the fossil fuel industry and the corruption of politicians, mainly Republican.

So many women, men, boys, and girls have had their paths irreparably altered by a predator who disregarded their humanity. Imagine what it feels like to know they could soon have such a person as their president.

Nazism and fascism, the ideologies of human hatred that created Auschwitz are alive and well in the 21st century. They have not been defeated.

The fact that we are still in this race, despite candidate changes, gerrymandering, voter suppression, Russian interference, media bias and Electoral College obstacles shows that the tide is turning.

The real problem with guns in America is the guns in America and the insane lack of regulation of their possession. Rightwing states like Florida and now Georgia allow for concealed carry with no permits required.

Giving in to bullies' demands only creates a newer and more elaborate set of demands. Responding to their bullying with anything other than a literal, verbal or metaphorical punch in the face is a waste of time.

Retired four-star Admiral Mike Mullen, the Military's former top officer slams Trump for 'intruding' and 'visiting politics' on Arlington National Cemetery.

TRUMP: You need to straighten out whatever the hell is happening out on the campaign trail right now, and get back women’s support for me, because there is NO WAY I am losing to one of them, YOU HEAR ME????

Rightwing preachers and their lobbying group have filed suit to block the Johnson Amendment which says that if they push politics instead of religion on Sunday morning their church should lose its tax-exempt status.

Harris and Walz are offering believers the chance to elect, not the hollow, ceremonial religion that perpetuates white patriarchy—but a spirituality that is as expansive and open as we claim God is.