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Ted Millar is a writer and teacher. His work has been in featured in myriad literary journals, including Straight Forward Poetry, Better Than Starbucks, the Broke Bohemian, Caesura, Circle Show, Cactus Heart, Third Wednesday, and The Voices Project. He is also a contributor to Liberal America as well as hosting the podcast "The Left Place", available on all major podcast outlets.
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Saturday, February 1, 2020
Trump--Not the DNC--Should Be Terrified of Bernie The Democratic party has a lot of soul searching to do if it has any sincere intentions of defeating not just Trump but Trump-ism. Let's put those ideas together so we can get that god-awful current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue skulking back to Mar-a-Lago ASAP. Let's allow the people to choose their next leader.
Saturday, February 1, 2020Trump--Not the DNC--Should Be Terrified of Bernie The Democratic party has a lot of soul searching to do if it has any sincere intentions of defeating not just Trump but Trump-ism. Let's put those ideas together so we can get that god-awful current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue skulking back to Mar-a-Lago ASAP. Let's allow the people to choose their next leader.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The Supreme Court Just Put Immigrants In the Crosshairs--Again In August, the Trump administration ramped up its next phase in the war on immigrants when it decided to deny green cards or visas to immigrants who rely on public benefits like SNAP benefits, Medicaid, and Section-8 housing. On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 to permit this "public charges" policy to proceed.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020The Supreme Court Just Put Immigrants In the Crosshairs--Again In August, the Trump administration ramped up its next phase in the war on immigrants when it decided to deny green cards or visas to immigrants who rely on public benefits like SNAP benefits, Medicaid, and Section-8 housing. On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 to permit this "public charges" policy to proceed.
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Sunday, January 26, 2020
Need Another Reason To Vote Democratic? How About Social Security? Let your Republican friends and relatives know what they risk when supporting a party that clearly has the oligarchs' interests ahead of their own. All the racism, jingoism, capitalism, cultism, and Trumpism is a smokescreen for their true intentions: to make America a feudal society subservient to the ultra-wealthy.
Sunday, January 26, 2020Need Another Reason To Vote Democratic? How About Social Security? Let your Republican friends and relatives know what they risk when supporting a party that clearly has the oligarchs' interests ahead of their own. All the racism, jingoism, capitalism, cultism, and Trumpism is a smokescreen for their true intentions: to make America a feudal society subservient to the ultra-wealthy.
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Saturday, January 25, 2020
On Tenth Anniversary Of Citizens United, Seattle Bans Dark Money As insurmountable as this may seem, it is possible to take back our democracy. A week before Citizens United's tenth birthday, the Seattle, Wash. City Council unanimously banned "foreign-influenced" companies from local elections' political spending.
Saturday, January 25, 2020On Tenth Anniversary Of Citizens United, Seattle Bans Dark Money As insurmountable as this may seem, it is possible to take back our democracy. A week before Citizens United's tenth birthday, the Seattle, Wash. City Council unanimously banned "foreign-influenced" companies from local elections' political spending.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
MSNBC Attempts to Take Down Sanders With a 'Body-Language Expert' In its desperate desire to portray Bernie a mendacious misogynist/Communist/utopian crackpot, it enlisted testimony from "international communications expert" and owner and president of the Body Language Institute to explain how Bernie was undoubtedly lying to Sen. Warren when he denied ever suggesting a woman is unable to be elected president.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020MSNBC Attempts to Take Down Sanders With a 'Body-Language Expert' In its desperate desire to portray Bernie a mendacious misogynist/Communist/utopian crackpot, it enlisted testimony from "international communications expert" and owner and president of the Body Language Institute to explain how Bernie was undoubtedly lying to Sen. Warren when he denied ever suggesting a woman is unable to be elected president.
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
The Supreme Court Agrees To Hear 2016 "Faithless Electors" Case A handful of "faithless electors" refused to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 despite pledging to do so. Now the Supreme Court is weighing in.
Saturday, January 18, 2020The Supreme Court Agrees To Hear 2016 "Faithless Electors" Case A handful of "faithless electors" refused to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 despite pledging to do so. Now the Supreme Court is weighing in.
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Thursday, January 16, 2020
Trump Admits Pimping Out US Military To S. Korea and Saudia Arabia If you're a veteran or current member of the U.S. military, would you mind being rented to another country? How would it feel to be a soldier for hire, fighting not for the country you signed up to defend, but another, for someone else's political agenda? Last week, Donald Trump bragged about accepting $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and South Korea in exchange for American military protection.
Thursday, January 16, 2020Trump Admits Pimping Out US Military To S. Korea and Saudia Arabia If you're a veteran or current member of the U.S. military, would you mind being rented to another country? How would it feel to be a soldier for hire, fighting not for the country you signed up to defend, but another, for someone else's political agenda? Last week, Donald Trump bragged about accepting $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and South Korea in exchange for American military protection.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Study Shows Even $1 Minimum Wage Increase Reduces Suicides Raising the minimum wage will not just help the economy. It will not just help lift people out of poverty or prevent some from descending into it. According to a Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health study, raising the minimum wage by a single dollar can prevent suicides.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020Study Shows Even $1 Minimum Wage Increase Reduces Suicides Raising the minimum wage will not just help the economy. It will not just help lift people out of poverty or prevent some from descending into it. According to a Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health study, raising the minimum wage by a single dollar can prevent suicides.
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Sunday, January 12, 2020
US Violates UN Agreement Denying Iranian Foreign Minister A Visa The Trump administration continues to grasp at straws in its desire to go to war with Iran when last week it violated the UN Headquarters Agreement denying Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a seat at the United Nations Security Council.
Sunday, January 12, 2020US Violates UN Agreement Denying Iranian Foreign Minister A Visa The Trump administration continues to grasp at straws in its desire to go to war with Iran when last week it violated the UN Headquarters Agreement denying Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a seat at the United Nations Security Council.
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Friday, January 10, 2020
Detained Migrants Must Now Submit To DNA Tests Amid the horrors to which we have already subjected them, migrants must now submit to DNA tests in an ever-expanding web of discrimination.
Friday, January 10, 2020Detained Migrants Must Now Submit To DNA Tests Amid the horrors to which we have already subjected them, migrants must now submit to DNA tests in an ever-expanding web of discrimination.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Here Is Another Trump Financial Crime While The Media Chases War Russian state-owned VTB Bank underwrote Trump's shady Deutsche Bank loans, leaving Trump 100% beholden to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020Here Is Another Trump Financial Crime While The Media Chases War Russian state-owned VTB Bank underwrote Trump's shady Deutsche Bank loans, leaving Trump 100% beholden to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
As A Candidate, Trump Lauded American Workers. Now He Ignores Them. As a candidate for president, Trump took the Democratic position on trade. No surprise, companies are outsourcing as much as ever.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020As A Candidate, Trump Lauded American Workers. Now He Ignores Them. As a candidate for president, Trump took the Democratic position on trade. No surprise, companies are outsourcing as much as ever.
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Sunday, January 5, 2020
Without Evidence, Mike Pence Invokes 9/11 To Justify Suleimani Killing Based on zero evidence, Mike Pence channeled his finest Dick Cheney when claiming assassinated Iranian general Qassem Suleimani had a hand in 9/11.
Sunday, January 5, 2020Without Evidence, Mike Pence Invokes 9/11 To Justify Suleimani Killing Based on zero evidence, Mike Pence channeled his finest Dick Cheney when claiming assassinated Iranian general Qassem Suleimani had a hand in 9/11.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Trump's Response To Baghdad Embassy Riots Are A Re-election Strategy Donald Trump thinks a little war is how incumbents win. The unfolding mess in Iraq is just another piece of his re-election strategy. The question is: Will it work (again)?
Wednesday, January 1, 2020Trump's Response To Baghdad Embassy Riots Are A Re-election Strategy Donald Trump thinks a little war is how incumbents win. The unfolding mess in Iraq is just another piece of his re-election strategy. The question is: Will it work (again)?
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Two Years Ago Trump Slashed Corporate Taxes. He Just Did It Again. The GOP tax scam passed two years ago handed a massive tax break to the wealthy and corporations. They just got a bigger break.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019Two Years Ago Trump Slashed Corporate Taxes. He Just Did It Again. The GOP tax scam passed two years ago handed a massive tax break to the wealthy and corporations. They just got a bigger break.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Obama Says He Will 'Work His Tail Off' For Nominee--Even If It's Sanders A source close to Barack Obama confirms the former president will "go to bat" for whoever secures the Democratic nomination--even if it's Bernie Sanders.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019Obama Says He Will 'Work His Tail Off' For Nominee--Even If It's Sanders A source close to Barack Obama confirms the former president will "go to bat" for whoever secures the Democratic nomination--even if it's Bernie Sanders.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019
McConnell's Senate Confirms 12 More Trump-Appointed Federal Judges Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate--along with some Democrats--confirmed 12 more lifetime judicial nominees, then quietly left for the holidays. Trump, McConnell, and the Federalist Society have appointed one in five federal judges. This brings the total number of young, uber-conservative judicial picks the Senate has confirmed to 187.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019McConnell's Senate Confirms 12 More Trump-Appointed Federal Judges Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate--along with some Democrats--confirmed 12 more lifetime judicial nominees, then quietly left for the holidays. Trump, McConnell, and the Federalist Society have appointed one in five federal judges. This brings the total number of young, uber-conservative judicial picks the Senate has confirmed to 187.
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Monday, December 23, 2019
Trump Re-Election Adviser Admits The Obvious--Republicans Cheat Voter suppression is very much alive in America, and Republican states are setting a record for purging voting roles. Last week, the Associated Press published a report about Donald Trump's re-election adviser Justin Clark admitting as much at a Nov. 21 Republican National Lawyers Association's Wisconsin chapter event in Madison, Wisconsin.
Monday, December 23, 2019Trump Re-Election Adviser Admits The Obvious--Republicans Cheat Voter suppression is very much alive in America, and Republican states are setting a record for purging voting roles. Last week, the Associated Press published a report about Donald Trump's re-election adviser Justin Clark admitting as much at a Nov. 21 Republican National Lawyers Association's Wisconsin chapter event in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
The Trump Kids Have Completed Mandatory Charity Fraud Training The Trump kids "were ordered to undergo mandatory training to ensure they do not engage in similar misconduct" in the future. According to the Attorney General's office, they have completed that training.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019The Trump Kids Have Completed Mandatory Charity Fraud Training The Trump kids "were ordered to undergo mandatory training to ensure they do not engage in similar misconduct" in the future. According to the Attorney General's office, they have completed that training.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
NAFTA Replacement: A Stroke Of Political Genius Or Another Corporate Sell-Out? Some claim USMCA hands Donald Trump a victory at the very time he is geared up for re-election and defending his political career against Wednesday's impeachment vote. Others argue it was Nancy Pelosi's masterful stroke to disprove right-wing media and those believing the president's lie about Democrats grinding the legislative process to a halt.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019NAFTA Replacement: A Stroke Of Political Genius Or Another Corporate Sell-Out? Some claim USMCA hands Donald Trump a victory at the very time he is geared up for re-election and defending his political career against Wednesday's impeachment vote. Others argue it was Nancy Pelosi's masterful stroke to disprove right-wing media and those believing the president's lie about Democrats grinding the legislative process to a halt.
