What Happens When The American Dream Explodes?
By Sidney Plotkin & Bill Scheuerman Photos: Wikimedia Commons “The American Dream is Back,” President Trump boasted during his July 4, 2026, speech on the National Mall. This…
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Religious Right’s Takeover Of Trumpian Republican Party Threatens Nation’s Founding Principles
By Bob Topper\PeaceVoice Photos YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons The success achieved by our representative democracy is remarkable, but that achievement is in jeopardy. The Republican party, once the champion…
Why Raising Minimum Wage is Critical: Many Employed Americans Remain Impoverished
Marc Morial. Photo: Facebook This is what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said upon signing the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933: “In my Inaugural I laid down the…
Trump and Republican Leaders Roundly Condemned on Government Shutdown
Activists and elected officials have roundly condemned President Trump and the Republican party for the current government shutdown that began on Saturday morning. “Congressional Republicans have failed the…
At United Nations Pope Francis Speaks For Global Poor Including New York City’s Two Million
Pope Francis We are heartened that Pope Francis has shed light on the prevalence of poverty across the globe in his remarks to the United Nations’ General Assembly.…
Charleston Church Massacre: Emmanuel AME Church Will Rise Again From Ashes
Suspect Dylan Roof Statement by President Obama Good afternoon, everybody. This morning, I spoke with, and Vice President Biden spoke with, Mayor Joe Riley and other leaders of…