America’s democracy is sick. It suffers from political cancers that eat away at its strength, spread through its institutions, and weaken its ability to survive. Regrettably, these cancers are generated from within by political idealogues wanting a government based on authoritarianism, retribution, and conservative principles. Democrats prefer a government founded on people sovereignty, human rights, free/fair elections, and leaders’ accountability. If untreated, these cancers will destroy the nation from within.
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According to a September 3, 2025 article in the Guardian, during June and August, U.S. immigration authorities deported approximately 80 Russian asylum seekers, shackled and handcuffed, to Egypt. Upon arrival, they were forced by Egyptian and Russian authorities onto ICE planes heading for Moscow, where they were immediately turned over to the FSB (the dreaded Russian Federal Security Service).
Chicago’s Streets Still Moving to America’s Historic Rhythms
We can’t make America great Again, until Americans are safe Again!
Our journey beyond the god of violence
Yet the Trump administration has demanded outrageous sums from universities that champion liberal education…Columbia – 200 million; Harvard – 500 million; the University of California – one billion. They excuse their meddling by claiming that these universities support antisemitism. But protesting a war that has a civilian casualty rate of 83% is not antisemitism.
As I write these words, I claim – or attempt to claim – the present moment, which is totally new to me . . . so new that when I got up yesterday morning, I didn’t know where my socks and underwear were, or indeed any of my clothing. I was about to scurry down to breakfast, here at the Appleton Retirement Community, where I now (apparently) live, but, unlike at my old house, I needed to get dressed first.
Focusing solely on guns is not only simplistic, but also dangerous. Firearms are tools; people commit crimes. Efforts aimed at reducing violence must confront the complex web of societal neglect, poverty, systemic inequities, and mental health crises. A society that fails to ensure its citizens’ fundamental needs is effectively sowing the seeds of chaos and mass murders.
Because D.C. is Black
Four US presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. Donald Trump is determined to be the fifth recipient. He has been campaigning for a Nobel (decided by a Norwegian committee appointed by its parliament) the same way he sells his merchandise—with a great deal of advertising, some pressure tactics, and plenty of false claims.