It is so sad that Rep. Al Green (D) from Texas, who was thrown out of Trump’s lie-filled news conference for speaking up when Republicans who did the same previously during Obama’s conference had gone completely without reprimand, and that Sen. Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist) from ...
We cannot ignore the DOGE slashing up funds to services for us as individuals or globally is happening. This has become a severe reality to my family. My son-in-law is a Doctor who has been treating patients around the world for over six years with tuberculosis (TB). His work has been ...
Civil rights are not reversible. Once the ratchet of rights has been opened, they cannot tighten. This was the argument of Martin Luther King, Jr, who stated numerous times, including after the famous march to Selma, that “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward ...
The last few weeks have been the most destabilizing for Social Security in its 90-year history. America’s historic retirement security program has survived world wars, pandemics, and recessions. But without a rapid course correction, it may not survive Donald Trump and Elon Musk. In ...
This is just a note of warning. The attack on Social Security has started. That is the first step — to undermine it. The suggestion is made that it is filled with fraud. The proof is given that people 130 years old and older are receiving Social Security. The reason impossibly old people are ...
As we approach the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) testing window, I want to take a moment to share important information with parents and guardians about what to expect and how you can help your child be prepared. The testing period for Marshalltown Community School ...