Month: March 2020
Socialism – A Bad Word?
“These days, you can hear some people spit out the term ‘socialism’ like it burned their tongues. Meanwhile, they take for granted all the socialist aspects of daily life.” This evident truth was stated and demonstrated in a recent column by Dan Casey, a Roanoke Times columnist. Casey implicitly defined socialism as a community (or … [Read more…]
More harmful than if we had no president
I agree with this writer. This is no longer a laughing matter, if it ever was! By Mehdi Hasan, The Intercept 23 March 2020 Dear Mr. Vice President, Please Use the 25th Amendment to Remove Trump and Save Us From the Coronavirus It’s time. We can’t wait any longer. You need to invoke Section 4 … [Read more…]
Sometimes the Good Guys Win
Washington County, in Southwest Alabama, though sparsely populated, has a long and significant history. The county has been around longer than the state of Alabama. St. Stephens, on the county’s northern border, was the Alabama territorial capital before there was officially an Alabama. It was a trading post, a steamboat landing for cargo headed downstream … [Read more…]
Congress Must Press On with Investigations
President Trump was impeached and not found guilty, as expected from the Republican-led Senate. However, there are several other wrongdoings by Trump that the Democratic-led House oversight committees should continue to investigate or start investigating. The primary reasons for going ahead with these investigations are the same as for conducting the impeachment. First, it is … [Read more…]
Medicare-for-All Saves Money and Lives
A Medicare for all plan would save money and lives, says a recent study published in Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world. Alison Galvani, of the Yale University School of Public Health and her colleagues, examined the Medicare for All Act, as introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, which proposes a … [Read more…]