Mixed emotions – but ready to go forward with Harris
“One of the most unselfish acts of any American president”
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
Brian Clardy: ‘This changes the whole trajectory of the race.’
And the professor is very clear on whom he wants Harris to pick for VP.
J.D. Vance: Play-acting at being pro-union
Donald Trump was a disaster for working people and unions. Having Vance as his VP just expands that anti-union stance.
Project 2025 is coming for your union
If Trump is elected, Project 2025 will be put into action. And included in that is an all-out attack on unions and the labor movement.
Biden condemns attack, while MAGAs spin up conspiracies and ignore their own calls for violence
Who said “Some people need killing!” Guess what – it wasn’t a Dem.
‘Unfit to rule a free people’
On July 4, we celebrated a group of everyday citizens calling their leader “unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” It is time for us to say that again about Trump.
Teamsters and Kentucky State AFL-CIO forge historic affiliation
Two of the largest labor orgs in the state create historic partnership.
Should Biden step aside? Dems in western KY share their thoughts
Just like Dems all over the country, those in the Purchase are torn. Here’s what they said.
The Supreme Court Hall of Shame
Dred Scott. Plessy. And now, “Trump v The United States.” A decision which will go down in infamy.
My take on the debate
Did you watch the debate? Berry Craig did, and he has some thoughts to share.
British LGBTQ+ ‘Unity’ train is union built and union crewed
A Pride Unity train in the UK? Berry Craig captured it in his trusty Nikon, then got the story to go with it.
Evangelicals, negative partisanship, and Trump
Why do evangelicals, who supposedly are concerned about morals, continue to support Trump in overwhelming numbers?
January 6 and February 6
So here’s Yale historian Timothy Snyder’s warning to the Trump true believers: “You think this is going to be your strongman. But he’s not going to be your strongman. He’s going to be his own strongman.”
My old Sunday School teacher, and 80 years ago
Eighty years ago, thousands of young soldiers stepped onto the beaches of France. Berry Craig remembers one of them.
Are you mad at Biden?
Here’s a memo to progressives who still say they won’t vote for the guy they slam as “Genocide Joe.”
Views on Trump’s verdict, from across the pond and at home
Two different locations, two different opinions.
