Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Racism is hazardous to Kentuckians' health
From the president to Congressman Barr to the GOP supermajority in Kentucky's legislature, brazen racism from the powerful is killing us.
House Bill 2 creates new barriers to Medicaid for Kentucky families
It’s a bad bill – and only your calls can stop it.
Ky Policy statement on the House passage of the budget bill
“The only reason to make that choice is to attempt to hit the triggers allowing for more income tax cuts.”
Republican campaign to replace McConnell comes down to ‘who does Daddy love best?’
The toadying has become the theme of all three campaigns.
The Silent Chamber
"And yet, this chamber is silent – ominously, dreadfully silent." Spoken in the United State Senate in 2003. Are we about to see another silent chamber in 2026?
HB 500 is a death blow to public school employees already in the line of fire
Frankfort’s animosity towards the commonwealth’s teachers is obvious, and it is appalling.
Kentuckians recognize racism when we hear it
Trump and Barr are speaking an old language of hate and division that should never be resurrected.
Florida’s “slush fund” governor, Ron DeSantis, testifies in Frankfort
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - often described in his home state as Slush Fund Ron - testified at the Kentucky capitol about reining in the national debt. But why was he really here?
