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THE OTHER SIDE: Trump woke the world

The new Trumpian America, led by an authentic American "hero," is determined to put others in their place.

Letter from New York: The unequal impact of COVID-19

When the plague finally ends or hopefully before that point, we will be forced yet again to address the problem of economic and racial inequality in this country. 

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

Television rewards the ability to speak in sound bites, regardless of expertise.

Alan Chartock: I Publius

"I saw Donald Trump on television saying that he wouldn’t wear a mask. Can you believe that guy? He calls himself a leader but we all know that he is a vain, shameful coward.” -- Murray Chartock

ORANGE ALERT: The cure

Never mind that poisoning the air will only add to the suffering of people with respiratory trauma due to the virus.

OVER THE EDGE: Trump plays through

A report from the Canadian Senate in 2006 on media control in Canada singled out New Brunswick because of the Irving companies' ownership of all English-language daily newspapers in the province.

ORANGE ALERT: Putin requests U.S. troop withdrawal

Trump’s withdrawal is viewed by many — including some Trump backers — as an indirect boost for Moscow.

Friendship with Trump supporter is a deal breaker

In his letter David Schecker writes: “How does a moral person support an immoral liar? Trump, like Ozymandias, may come and go. But he has unleashed forces of hatred and intolerance that will not easily dissipate.”

Beyond hope or despair

Athough the prognosis for our planet still does not look good, as a friend said to me recently, “life wants life.”

Stand up for human decency: Vote Democratic

Closer to home we have a Republican governor – with no vision for Massachusetts other than using us as a base to run for president next year – who continues to con regular folks with a smile and a shoe shine while protecting the wealthy from having to pay their fair share in taxes.
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