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Going Up the Fool’s Gold Escalator
Going Up the Fool’s Gold Escalator by Tom H. Hastings 622 words Labeling From his opening remarks in 2016, straight through to this week, Donald Trump labels others, whether they are immigrants from Mexico, political opponents, or entire nations. He calls them many pejorative names–rapists, animals, vermin–designed to set them apart as less than human. Stereotyping
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Democrat’s Democracy vs. Republican’s Republic
Democrat’s Democracy vs. Republican’s Republic by Bob Topper 1024 words America is both a democracy and a republic. Citizens hold supreme power, and so America is a republic. At the same time, it is obviously a representative democracy. MAGA Republicans, however, like to say America is not a democracy, but a republic, which is ironic
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War’s Victims Speak the Deepest Truth
War’s Victims Speak the Deepest Truth by Robert C. Koehler 850 words “The past carries unforgettable trauma and pain across the land and among generations of refugees; yet we choose to transform victimhood into agency. We want to be the authors of our future.” Let these words resonate. In a sense, they’re all we have