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The saga of TrumpĢƵ human pretzels

Donald Trump ignited his most recent outcry all by himself. He voluntarily invoked the ongoing civil fraud cases against Trump University at a campaign rally in San Diego on May 27th.According to Trump, the U.S. District Court Judge hearing the cases, Gonzalo Curiel, is a “hater,” who just ...

Hillary gets under Trump’s skin

Donald Trump claims he knows more about how to defeat ISIS than the generals.HeĢƵ lying!He’d risen to the rank of captain at New York Military Academy back in 1964, so heĢƵ convinced he knows a thing or two about vanquishing complicated enemies.After being a cadet, he avoided military ...

What does Trump really stand for?

The way I see it, if on Nov. 8, I’ve suffered 200 hours of sleep deprivation; I arrive at my local polling place in a drunken stupor; a poll worker hands me a blindfold, and a six-digit cashierĢƵ check – I may pull the lever for Trump!I’m beginning to understand his lure.Donald J. Trump ...

Unions fueled rise of middle class

We are hearing a lot of talk about the contraction of the American middle class as we begin this journey through the 21st century, as well as the vast expansion of the middle class in the middle years of the last century.According to many commentators, the emergence of the middle class after ...

Confessions of a news junkie

I’m hooked.I’m one of those people who leaves their television on in bed, because If I awaken in the middle of the night, I want to know whatĢƵ going on in the world.I’m addicted.I watch news all day and evening long, with detours to watch Pirates’ baseball games. I flip to CNN and ...

John L. Lewis remembered fondly

Besides more $10 golf courses, what this country needs is a strong labor movement; a labor movement that causes presidents and lawmakers no end of trouble.The country needs the kind of union movement that was led by the likes of John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers in the early days of the ...