One particular act over the weekend illustrates how GOP state conventions are passing horrific amendments to their party platforms clearly recognizing only one demographic as being ‘American.’ The Idaho GOP rejected an amendment to their party platform allowing abortions…
As countries contemplate a future with tightened grain and oil supplies, courtesy of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, global backlash against Russia is intensifying. Forty-five countries just signed a pact to punish Russia for something Russia continually lies about; By…
Analysts say there’s a realignment happening with our political parties. They see the Democratic Party becoming more white and elite and the GOP working on diversifying their supporters and welcoming more immigrants. But it’s one thing to diversify your…
The latest witness testimony of the Jan. 6 Committee confirmed what rational people already knew: Trump wasn’t just trying to overthrow our democratic electoral process; he tried to start a Civil War that day. He wasn’t fully successful, thankfully….
Today’s diverse slate of headlines mirrors the fast-moving news cycle we’re all living in and yet, people are watching and reading less news today than in recent history; Has the White House found a work-around for the abortion ban…
The Jan. 6 Committee hearings continue this week. While all evidence is clearly pointing back to Trump and his cronies, panelists plan to examine these same people’s ties with extremist groups who led the invasion on the Capitol; What…
There’s no denying that the country is shifting to the right. To many, it means a forced conformation to a rigid, narrow perspective of how we should live our lives. To others, it means a return of the nation’s…
Late-day news yesterday revealed how Trump may have potentially abused his presidential powers by having two former FBI agents, who just happened to be critics of him, subjected to in-depth IRS audits. It’s serious enough that some law professors…
For as long as Latina Lista has existed (2004-present), I have been advocating for DACA. In short, it’s the program that has recognized offspring of undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children should not be penalized for their…
It’s clear our lax gun laws embolden the mentally ill and the extremists among us. It’s clear the ultra-conservative majority on the US Supreme Court and in state legislatures are hell-bent on violating the US Constitution by revoking freedoms…
Saying politics is an ugly business is a sadly laughable understatement, even more so these days in the US. Politics is being seen by the majority of us as a career path to gain unprecedented power, privilege and influence…
The escalating loss of life from the Ukraine invasion, senseless random gun violence, and the trafficked immigrants who are victims of a changing climate and increasingly greedy smugglers, among a few examples, highlight how violent death is becoming normal…
The fact that Trump and his cronies are thugs is not new news but to hear that they’re actively trying to influence current witnesses going before the Jan. 6 Committee highlights the desperation they’re feeling of being discovered that…
Overnight, 46 men, women and children desperately fleeing their homes elsewhere to find peace and opportunity in the United States were found either dead or half alive in the back of a locked, unventilated 18-wheeler trailer. The story is…
National polling reports that the majority of Americans disagree with the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, and many fear other precedent court cases upholding or strengthening individual rights and liberties will also be targeted by a court that…
Hearing the testimony of the men who served Trump in the Dept. of Justice whom he pressured to declare the 2020 election as a fraud was both unsurprising and chilling. On the one hand, we should be thankful that…
The Jan. 6 Committee continues their imperative work on who should be held accountable for the assault on the Capitol, and today’s session focuses on how Trump ‘misused’ his position to influence one agency who knew better than to…
The bipartisan Senate group has come to a compromise. However, extremists continue screaming it goes too far, but we should be the judge of that and see whether it goes far enough; Inflation is a joy killer and each…
We know Trump and his cronies lied, intimidated, threatened and continually pressured state officials to change the vote in his favor. In today’s hearings, we hear directly from GOP Georgia officials, one of the main targets of Trump’s vindictive…
Happy Juneteenth! Don’t forget banks and mail delivery have the day off; The Jan. 6 hearings are important but for those who can’t watch the proceedings, here’s some pivotal information that are starting to change the course of our…
If it hadn’t been for the ‘pandemic stipends,’ many families in the country would have been in far worse financial shape sooner than what is happening now. Though President Biden seems to disagree, most economists say a recession is…
With the economy tightening, especially in light of yesterday’s rate hike, it’s easy to forget that one of the most pivotal events in our nation’s history continues to expose the underhanded chaos of Jan. 6, 2021. Yet, it does…
Fears of a recession increasingly loom on the horizon. But how does it affect each of us?; Ukraine President Zelensky pleads for more weapons and NATO is amplifying the call. Yet, how much more financial support can we give?…
The earthquake happening on Wall Street is indicative of only one thing — we are so globally interconnected that those who profess isolationism, as a way to ‘self-preserve’, are way too late; Don’t understand why Wall Street refers to…
The televised hearings of this century’s version of “a date that will live in infamy” continues with a morning showing of how ruthless some in the Trump admin, including Trump, conspired to stay in power and take our country…
