If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to read Heather Cox Richardson’s Aug. 25 Substack. If you don’t already know it, what Richardson wrote about is that the United States has been taken over by a white supremacist…
Trump renews call to ‘free’ imprisoned Colorado election official Tina Peters
Tina Peters is serving nine years in prison for seven 2020 election-related crimes, but President Donald Trump is again demanding her release, calling her “a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians” during a recent…
Reverse discrimination? In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
Two big assumptions underlie President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The first is that discrimination against people of color is a thing of the past. The second is that DEI policies and practices discriminate against white people…
What they’ve gained
Every time we report on another atrocity committed by President Donald Trump and his administration, people ask why evangelicals continue to support the cruelty and criminality of Trump’s dictates. As our Maina Mwaura wrote today, Trump clearly is not a…
The president isn’t ‘born again’
If President Donald Trump truly were a Christian, he would not have said what he said on Fox and Friends this morning. Trump called into his favorite show to talk about his policy regarding Ukraine and Russia. Then, prompted by…
Pew: Trump’s agenda and performance hugely unpopular
Despite carte blanche from a Republican-led Congress, President Donald Trump’s agenda is hugely unpopular with Americans at large, according to Pew Research. Trump’s approval rating now stands at 38%, with 60% of Americans disapproving of his track record six months…
How Trump’s dehumanizing language promotes white supremacy
“I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” President Donald Trump declared this week while surrounded by six members of his administration. “This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re…
Another 2024 Election Surprise: US Muslims (Also) Shifted Republican
Among the little-noticed aspects of the 2024 U.S. election is Muslims’ substantial 33% vote for Donald Trump — with a remarkable 42% backing from those who attend mosque weekly.
The word of the Lord to Donald Trump
We read from Isaiah 1 on Sunday, and the prophet didn’t mince words about Judah’s need to repent, not just of personal sin and idolatry but of remaining silent in the face of rampant injustice and oppression: Wash and make…
Donald J. Trump’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’
President Donald Trump may be the world’s greatest salesman. His greatest skill is offering political analysis in the language of a profane oaf. He sold the American voter on his toughness by being vulgar, crude and lacking in decorum. In…
Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of salmon, which Alaska Native families have harvested for generations and preserved…
‘Justice’ and ‘transparency’ with caveats? Epstein victims deserve better
In August 2017, author Michael Wolff conducted research for his book Fire and Fury. He spoke at considerable length with Jeffrey Epstein. On Aug. 10, 2019, the notorious sexual predator was found dead in his prison cell. Authorities ruled his…