Category Archives: Articles/News

  1. In the age of coronavirus, our nation needs a responsible leader who trusts scientists

    April 21, 2020 by stephenshubert

      By Michael Riordan  Special to The Times As the numbers of local coronavirus cases and deaths grow inexorably, Seattle-area …
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    Category: Health Care, Uncategorized

  2. The Corona Virus – News Highlights About A Quickly Developing Urgent Public Health Matter

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    February 2, 2020 by epoetus

    by Bert   NOTE: this post is like many of the ones you’d see on Islanders’ Voice – they are …
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    Category: Health and Fitness, Health Care, Public Health | Tags:

  3. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Only love can do that [drive out hate]”

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    January 19, 2020 by epoetus

    by Bert     It is easy to say “history repeats itself” and “if we haven’t learned from history then …
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    Category: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Foreign Policy, Income Inequality, Military, Progressive, Racism, Voting rights | Tags:

  4. Are we witnessing Republican desperation?

    January 5, 2020 by epoetus

    by Bert       It appears that US hegemony is waning. This hegemony applies to many situations: world politics …
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    Category: Elections, Foreign Policy, Military, terrorism, World Affairs

  5. The New Year: Taxes, Capitalism and democracy

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    December 30, 2019 by epoetus

    By Bert     This NY Times article has an animated graphic which shows the decline of income tax for …
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    Category: Democracy, Economy, Government, Income Inequality, Tax reform

  6. Global Warming and COP25: What can we expect?

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    December 8, 2019 by epoetus

        by Bert     Global warming and climate change represent what is frequently referred to as an existential …
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    Category: Climate Change, Democracy, Gun Violence and Legislation, Money Out of Politics

  7. What is the deal with the trade agreements?

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    November 2, 2019 by epoetus

    And the trade wars? And the agreements regarding asylum seekers?     #45IdiOTUS has promoted a fictional narrative that it …
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    Category: Agriculture, Economy, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Trade Agreements | Tags:

  8. The revolution is here — Democrats ignore it at their peril

    November 1, 2019 by epoetus

    NOTE: this is an excerpt from the Alternet article by the same title.  The link to the Alternet article is …
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    Category: Climate Change, Democracy, Economy, Elections, Environment, Government, Health Care, neoliberal, Progressive

  9. Yes, a secure online voting system is possible, but maybe we need to fix the root cause first

    October 5, 2019 by epoetus

    When children can hack in and alter the votes tabulated by an official voting system in use today in under …
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    Category: Democracy, Elections, Government, Media, Money Out of Politics, Racism, Voting rights, Women's Reproductive Rights

  10. Could our narcissistic sociopathic White Supremacist President have committed treason?

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    September 28, 2019 by epoetus

    NOTE: He is now 73, not 71 – it is detailed in the text below the photos, specifically the left …
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    Category: Campaign Finance, Democracy, Elections, Foreign Policy, Income Inequality, Money Out of Politics, Progressive, Racism, Trump, Uncategorized, Voting rights

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