By Tracey L. Rogers | – ( Otherwoods.org) – Black voters waited in 10-hour lines to show up for Joe Biden. Now Biden needs to return the favor. During a pandemic that has killed Black people at disproportionate rates, we still managed to save our democracy by getting out the vote in what may have […]
Republicans Aren’t Just Bad Losers — They’re Traitors to Democracy
By Mitchell Zimmerman | – Trump’s insidious rhetoric on the election won’t stop Biden from taking office, but it’s not harmless either. ( Otherwords.org) – Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the judgment of the American people might just seem like denial. But in denying the legitimacy of over 77 million votes against him, Trump and […]
Make This Election About Health Care
By Elaine Shelly | – (Otherwords.org ) – There should only be one America: one where we all get the best care and the widest range of choices. By Elaine Shelly | October 28, 2020 My mother is a Black woman. But when I had to place her in nursing home care in 2016, I […]
Amy Coney Barrett Has No Business Ruling on This Election
By Rev. Susan K. Smith ( Otherwords.org ) – Well before Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to the United States Supreme Court, every step in the frenzied process had seemed terribly amiss. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his party are playing by two sets of rules, ramming through Donald Trump’s nomination to fill a […]
How Trump gave $1 bn allocated for Masks for Troops, Families, to Arms Firms Instead
By Phyllis Bennis | – (Foreign Policy in Focus) – As the pandemic continues to claim lives across the country, new information keeps coming out about how the Trump administration has made it harder for Americans to protect themselves. We now know, for example, that early in the pandemic the U.S. Postal Service had planned […]
Ginsburg Would Want Women to Fight, Not Despair
By Sophia Paslaski | – (Otherwords.org ) – The late justice dedicated her career to women and other marginalized Americans, and we owe her the same faith she had in us. By Sophia Paslaski | September 23, 2020 In August 1993, the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg took her seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. I […]
Trump Knew COVID-19 Could Kill. He Just Didn’t Care
By Mitchell Zimmerman | – (Otherwords.org) – “Captain,” said the first mate, “we just crashed into an iceberg — the hull’s been breached!” “An iceberg. Deadly stuff,” said the captain. “Still, let’s play it down.” “What are your orders? We must warn the passengers.” “I’ll make an announcement… Attention all passengers, this is your captain […]
Trump’s Postmaster General Should Be Returned to Sender before Democracy Dies
By James E. Varner| – ( Otherwords.org) – President Trump’s postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, recently testified before Congress about major slowdowns in mail delivery under his watch. As a 20-year postal veteran, I had only one reaction: DeJoy needs to be Returned to Sender. DeJoy, a Trump fundraiser who owns millions worth of stock in […]
The Fox is Still in the Henhouse at the Post Office
By Sarah Anderson | – ( Otherwords.org) – Skyleigh Heinen, a U.S. Army veteran who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and anxiety, relies on the Postal Service for timely delivery of her meds to be able to function. She was one of thousands of Americans from all walks of life who spoke out recently to demand […]