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May 4, 2019

Opinion: Trump’s “Troika of Tyranny” Meddles in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua

Under the guise of protecting human rights, the Trump administration is illegally meddling in three countries it has dubbed the “troika of tyranny” — Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. National Security Adviser John Bolton claimed, “Miami is home to countless Americans, who fled the prisons and death squads of the Castro regime …

May 4, 2019

Opinion: The Medicare for All Con Job

There is an agenda behind every word and every policy that emerges from Washington, and it’s usually not the one politicians are saying. Let’s take Medicare for All and its precursor, Obamacare. Supporters say Obamacare has made health care affordable for millions. Its critics point to rising premiums and sky-high …

April 30, 2019

Citizen’s Corner: Jennifer Jensen’s Favorite Bills This Week—Help for Petrels, and Good News for the Rogue River!

Three of  President Trump’s environmentally-related  decisions show that his environmental score card is, like that of most Presidents, really mixed. Our natural world, the animals around us,  and our own bodies, are experiencing assaults on unprecedented levels, and the effects upon our ecosystems from modern hubris, continue to be devastating. …

April 26, 2019

Bulletin Board—VoteProChoice says: “When reproductive freedom is under attack, elect prochoice champions.”

April 24, 2019

Puerto Rico gets Ripped Off Again In a Corrupt $400 Million Energy Bond Deal

A business as usual bond deal is about to be foisted upon Puerto Rico’s ratepayers and fledgling economy. It will result in a $400 million annual cash draw for at least the next twenty years.  Think about wasting money on overpriced oil, political appointees and useless consultants over the last twenty years and …

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