Learn to speak English, why don’t you?
Sajid Javid, a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has revealed that census data suggests that 770,000 people living in England...
Category: Politics
Roy Moore needs some cash. I have an idea he might like
The degree to which the American right espouses an attitude of "I'm alright, Jack" is pretty shocking to outsiders, especially given that the biblical Jesus they profess to follow was all about...
Trump’s support for Israel is undermining Palestinian political identity
US President Donald Trump’s withholding of $65 million in contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) earned considerable attention. It has also...
Tasers have no place in mental health services
While most British cops are not allowed to carry guns, the use of tasers has somehow slipped through the net. Nobody seemed to vote on it, yet the police carry them regardless. However, it has been...
The Republicans are lying about the effects of their tax cut
Some proponents of the recently passed tax cut bill argue that cutting the corporate tax rate caused major corporations to provide bonuses, raise hourly wages, add to 401k and other retirement plans,...
I definitely watched the State of the Union and it was totally lit
The sentient wig occupying the White House has delivered his first State of the Union address. I didn’t watch it, I was busy composing rap rhymes about the sentient bare torso occupying the Kremlin...
Fighting voter suppression should be Democratic priority number one
To the uninitiated, it might seem like the United States of America has guaranteed the right to vote for over two centuries. The right to vote is the foundation of democratic government, and America...
Are we reading too much news?
How much news should we really be reading? The news frenzy that ignited during the 2016 election hasn’t abated since Donald Trump took office. How could it? Every single day there’s a new crisis,...
Death by a thousand cuts: The authoritarian attack on healthcare
Authoritarianism depends, in part, on demoralization. Few things are as demoralizing as facing the possibility of having your child’s healthcare taken away. The political drama surrounding CHIP...
North Korea’s horrific human rights abuses remain unaddressed
The Donald is fomenting war with North Korea. North Korean athletes are attending the upcoming Winter Olympics by special arrangement. The world is holding its breath. And the population is starving....