Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
By any other word these actions would still be the same — just call it racism
This is not your regular racism. There’s no nightriders, no dogs and hoses, no bombs going off in a church basement. This is the soft-core variety – influential White people lecturing Black folks on how it’s going down. Racism just the same.
So the Lege wants schools to teach civics – hahahaha!
Over 125 bills being rammed through by breaking the rules – and THIS Repub legislature wants to talk about CIVICS?!?
So you say you want a strongman?
Timothy Snyder points out the results if you succeed in electing a strongman. And they’re not pretty.
Nine minutes. To reverse nearly a half-century of open records law.
The most significant of bills sometimes get the least attention. This was one of those times.
A hard look at the new Republican Party and the threat it poses
Our nation faces an existential threat this fall – and that threat is coming from a political party that has been taken over by the former president.
Regressive, ‘lock them up’ House Bill 5 would be a costly mistake for Kentucky
Our state needs substantial criminal justice reform, not more regressive policies. Kentucky cannot afford this costly mistake.
“I’m sick of people being mean for Jesus”
Too many Christians are intent on being religious and ignoring Christ – including some legislators.
It’s Sunshine Week? Or ... is it?
Unhappily, this year’s Sunshine Week will once again be a period of grave concern about what we may lose, rather than a celebration of what we have won
Our legislature is being invaded by out-of-state extremists
We need to reject this outside interference by right-wing extremist groups, and keep our focus on legislation designed by and for the people we in the General Assembly are elected to serve.
Why is McConnell for Trump? It’s business
McConnell’s taking care of his business, but not the country’s business.
Thanks to Katie Britt, I know things must be all right at the border
As always, watch what they do, not what they say.
The open records bill is better, but still has significant problems
The bill still exempts private devices and accounts from public records requests. Want to hide something you’re doing from the public? Just do it on your personal cell phone.
Biden ‘hit it out of the ballpark again’
Biden made a point of calling out unions in his SOTU speech on Thursday.
Trump voters – here’s your candidate
Just in case you’ve forgotten exactly who and what you’re voting for, Seth Myers has the bullet list.
I’m a Baptist pastor against white Christian nationalism. It violates Jesus’ lessons
Christian Nationalism is a growing threat to our democracy. This pastor calls it out as un-Christ-like.