Author: Carma Henry

Democratic Mayors Can Show Our Party How To Win Working Class Voters Again

If you told me three years ago that I’d be traveling on behalf of a brand trip—for any company—I probably would’ve laughed. Especially for a well-known brand like SHEIN, a brand I actually shop with.

   I   don’t  want  to   appear    clairvoyant or a braggart but I warned MAGA loyalists that Trump would dismiss them once he had their vote.

    There was a time not too long ago when American scientists and American research facilities were the envy of the world. In those days, our scientists typically swept Nobel and other international prizes. Not anymore; the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in scientific personnel and budgets will “essentially end America’s longstanding role as the world leader in science and innovation,” said Toby Smith, senior vice president for government relations and public policy at the Association of American Universities.

     Between Elon Musk’s brief, disastrous tenure with the misnamed “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) and the Republicans’ mad rush to gut health care and food assistance for millions of lower-income Americans, you’d think they’d just discovered a massive cabal of diehard leftist criminals committing “fraud, waste, and abuse” in the federal budget. Of course, any pretext that all this was in the interest of reducing the deficit was belied when Trump’s Big Ugly Bill handed the giant corporations and the richest among us billions in tax cuts they don’t need.

     Humanity has a serious nuclear weapons problem. We have created a weapon that is so powerful that it poses an existential threat to us as a species. Not surprisingly, the use of nuclear weapons in war has been a redline, not crossed since they obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

       In 2025, the nonprofit sector continues to be a vital force for social impact, but the landscape is rapidly evolving. Economic uncertainty, changing donor behavior, and growing demand for services are testing even the most resilient organizations. To stay effective and mission-focused, nonprofits must proactively address emerging risks and embrace innovation.

 BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — It’s so bad in America that a foreign news organization dug into the pricey details. The Times of London reported that inflation, which began accelerating in 2021, has left American consumers grappling with the most persistent cost increases in decades.

 TEXAS METRO NEWS — Quit making affirmations based on sound bites and social media posts. It does not matter if you Google everything and research nothing. Dr. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr., who is abundantly educated, served in the US Navy and Marines Corps, and plays the piano with all the grace of a trained virtuoso, did more than lambast this nation in political rhetoric. His brilliant exegesis of Luke 19 looks more and more like prophecy.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 94.