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Editorials and columns

Reverse SNAP cuts to protect kids and seniors from hunger

American families have been struggling with rising grocery prices and growing hunger. Congress and President Trump responded by passing the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), making the largest food assistance cuts in history to give millionaires tax breaks. Now, Congress has a ...

What every graduate should aim for

Many of today's graduates are about to make the same mistake Matthew Emmons made during the 2004 Olympics. It's commencement season for high school and college seniors. The future may be unknown, but graduates know what they want in their future -- money. A 2025 poll by Harvard Political ...

Has Trump’s Republican Party become a criminal enterprise?

On Saturday, Trump took revenge on Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy for Cassidy's vote five years ago to convict Trump, in his second impeachment, for instigating an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Cassidy thereby became the first GOP senator defeated by a Trump-endorsed candidate in a Republican ...

Democrats face midterm disappointment

As they look to the midterm elections, Republicans have reason to worry -- but not despair. They're going to be fighting uphill all the way to hold onto their majority in the House, which they currently control by the razor-thin margin of just six seats. That includes one member, California ...

What is real and what isn’t ?

Is anyone else finding it difficult to determine what is real or fake on social media? What is accurate? What “facts” are fabricated or exaggerated? What is AI generated and what is real? For years now, rumors have been considered fact on social media and the spreading of false or ...