We cannot be silent. We must respond.
As the author says, “Have we learned nothing from the example of 1930s Germany?”
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Yes, he’s the TACO – but it’s working for him
The question is, how long will it keep working?
Hiding exploitation behind an app
After expenses, workers for companies like Uber often make well below the federal minimum wage. But many are now fighting back
Why do Republicans always screw up the money?
They yell about it when out of power – then wreck it when in power.
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will do anything but ‘Make America Great Again’
Here are all the ways it is going to hurt Kentucky – and we have Republicans to thank for it.
SCOTUS drives another nail into democracy’s coffin
With Supreme Court decisions like this, we’re closer to King Donald the 1st.
The Senate shouldn’t confirm a single Trump judge
As long as Trump blows off court rulings and threatens judges, the Senate shouldn’t be confirming any nominees he puts forward – including the one for Kentucky
Government working to be the least transparent possible
When it comes to choosing between secrecy and openness, these agencies chose to be as secret as possible
Why corruption always breeds tyranny: Lessons from Trump’s second-term playbook
The chilling similarities to past tyrants — and why America can’t look away anymore …
Opposition to the Oldham County data center
An op-ed by Nathan Oberg, president of “We Are Oldham County”
Let’s separate Medicaid myth from fact
During my 14 years in the Kentucky House of Representatives, I was deeply involved in overseeing Kentucky’s Medical Assistance Program, better known as Medicaid. I co-chaired a committee that made an in-depth study of Medicaid that resulted in legislation that I sponsored to address waste, fraud, and abuse. Recently,
Will Leo XIV be the “Labor Pope”?
Will the U.S. Catholic church revive its legacy of support for migrant farmworkers and organized labor?
