Playing the Lottery
A deeper look at why poor people play it more often, and the commentary that provides on our country’s income inequality
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
The time to act is now — be heard, make your views known, protect America’s ideals
We cannot wait over a year for the mid-terms and hope things change then. We have to speak up now.
We are on a slippery slope
These 13 statements beginning with “If today ...” capture the peril of this moment.
Trump administration going after mythical ‘anti-Christian bias’
“To emphasize some mythological ‘anti-Christian bias’ does no service to either our government or the people in power and only tends to foment distrust and fear of those who may hold divergent views of religion.”
Like a lemming to the sea, Andy Barr blindly follows Trump off trade war cliff
Just what we want in a senator, right?
Rural Americans already face food insecurity. Will Republican lawmakers leave them even hungrier?
Many rural residents already face the daily struggle of not having enough food. Republican lawmakers eager to cut SNAP benefits may be about to make their battle with hunger worse. “These are anything but good times in rural America, which has been hit by everything from tariffs to extreme weather
Teaching KY kids to read is waste and fraud, according to Trump and Musk
They’ve now cut reading programs across the state.
It’s time to remember this German pastor
He realized what was happening, but it was too late.
Starving the poor (literally) to feed the rich
Why is food for children, families, people with disabilities, workers, and seniors on the chopping block? To fund tax breaks for the rich.
The consequences of hate speech
Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr announced his bid for U. S. Senate this week, using the word “hate” multiple times in first campaign ad.
Over 380 colleges sign letter pushing back at Trump – but only 4 from Kentucky
And neither of our “flagship” schools
If democracy collapses in America, it won’t be the first time
Anti-democratic efforts are not new in America. We don’t have to import history lessons from abroad to learn of dangers and atrocities a successful collapse of democracy can bring.
