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Closing Gitmo in the American Heart

If you want to be a great national leader, this is step one: Create an enemy.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Gitmo, of course!! It’s the freest place “we” have – by which I mean the American government, a.k.a. Donald Trump. No rules apply there, be they international humanitarian law or the U.S. Constitution.

It’s a dumping ground, a black hole.

The Ugly Origins of Trump`s America First Policy

The racist roots and anti-Semitic foundations of Trump's rhetoric.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - When Trump revived the “America First” slogan, the Anti-Defamation League urged him to reconsider, pointing to the slogan’s bigoted and pro-Nazi history.

But Trump has continued to invoke “America First” in his statements.
Why?

Vile. The Unthinkable is Happening Before Our Eyes.

Will we halt this drift toward political violence?

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Great going, sorest of losers Trump. Some 2,000 of your MAGA devotees invaded the US Capitol in your attempt to prevent the normal transfer of power to the winner of the election.

Five officers died, some 140 Capitol police and other officers were injured.

Dorece Sam: SLAPP Suits and Dirty Deals

Continued Series on mining of Lithium and other metals needed to create and upgrade "new technology" energy systems.... but at what cost?

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - When you look at a gleaming new electric vehicle what do you see? We love our cars, that is not in question, and our new technologies- and lithium mining for batteries for these vehicles is where it all begins.

There are problems of policy, of the enforcement of laws, and of environmental inequality and landscape destruction.

A Labor Day Message for 2023

"Workplace improvements contribute substantially to middle-class financial stability and worker well-being." -2023 Treasury Department report

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Why do we need unions, anyway?

Because they are essential for America. Unions are the only large-scale movement left in America that serve as a countervailing balance against corporate power, acting in the economic interest of the middle class.

UN Report: Guantanamo Prisoners Continue to Face Cruel and Inhuman Treatment

The [UN] experts have called on the US Government to close the site.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Conditions inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay are cruel and inhuman. 30 detainees remain, after all these years.

19 have never been charged with a crime, but have served years and years behind bars.

Oregon`s 29th Secretary of State, LaVonne Griffin-Valade, Sworn Into Office

Oregon’s Secretary of State is Oregon’s chief elections officer, chief auditor, the State Archives and the Oregon Corporation Division.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon’s 29th Secretary of State, LaVonne Griffin-Valade, was sworn into office today at 11:00 AM by Chief Justice Meagan Aileen Flynn at Governor Tina Kotek’s ceremonial office in the Oregon State Library.

Secretary Griffin-Valade will serve the remaining 18 months of the current term, vacated by former Secretary of State Shemia Faganon May 8.

Vlad the Conqueror Reflects on His Glory

Satire Blending Imaginary Thoughts with Historical Facts

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Striding masterfully through St. George’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, Vlad the Conqueror pondered his role as a Man of Destiny.

“It’s not easy to measure up to the past leaders of Russia,” he brooded.

The Power of Nonviolence: Myths and Reality

A thoughtful analysis of the ways we wage conflict and the destructive or constructive outcomes.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A commonly held myth is that war concludes well with peace. In fact, conflict research shows that the losing side may accept defeat in a public-facing manner, only to fester and plot to get revenge later.

Violence and war generally lead to further violence and war.

Comment on Dominion v. Fox News Settlement

Have the chickens finally come home to roost for Fox News?

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Fox News reached a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for more than $787 million.

Prior to the settlement, the Court had already ruled that 20 Fox News broadcasts from late 2020 contained blatantly untrue assertions that Dominion rigged the 2020 presidential election.