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NASA wants us awestruck by Artemis II circling the moon. But iPINIONS asks what kind of country can spend billions on space spectacle and war while its own citizens still line up for basic care and dignity here on Earth. See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/artemis-ii-another-moon-shot-another Read more.
While federal workers go unpaid, Republicans play politics with their livelihoods. iPINIONS argues it’s time for a wildcat strike to end the government shutdown once and for all — a strike that would remind Washington that workers, not politicians, keep this country running. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/federal-workers-should-launch-a-wildcat Read more.
With the most famous thumbs-down in US history, Sen. John McCain stopped Republican efforts to strip millions of poor Americans of affordable healthcare. With the most infamous middle finger in US history, Sen. Lisa Murkowski enabled them to strip millions of poor Americans of Medicaid and food stamps. Put another way, to get pork for… Read more.
The GOP: from political party to con syndicate The Republican Party has transformed into a national con syndicate. This is more evident than ever with convicted felon Donald Trump as its leader. But conning is what Republicans do. That’s clear enough from the lies they tell just to “own the libs.” Indeed, all they contribute… Read more.
The Republicans’ ‘Seven-Year War’ to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) appears dead. Last night, three GOP senators bucked their party and president, siding with Democrats to vote down a last-minute effort to repeal portions of the law. … After this, it seems unlikely that Republicans will revive their legislative campaign against Obamacare. (Washington Post,… Read more.
Actually, family and friends would attest that I have long proselytized the belief that we’d all be better off if nobody lived beyond 80. This stems from my very Bible-centric upbringing: Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for… Read more.
