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Those Who Want A COVID Shot Deserve To Get It First
Will there be a vaccine against coronavirus? Eventually, we pray. But in this age of unreason, undue attention is already being paid to those...
Biden Seizes Our Last Chance
One of the worst failings of political journalism in our time was just illustrated again. When Joe Biden delivered a path-breaking address on climate...
Spinning Around On Trump’s Money-Go-Round
The Donald is in a funk. He's been outsmarted by an inert virus. His poll numbers are tanking, and even his demagogic pep rallies...
Science, Innovation Used To Be The American Way
A job making cars can be a good job. It should matter not to the autoworker whether his product runs on fossil fuels or...
Let’s Not Kill Our Heroes
Among the lessons taught by the pandemic is to value the people who make life possible in this country. They are hospital employees, ambulance...
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End Doesn’t Justify The GOP Meanness
The inherent immorality of the Republican Party has been revealed for all to see since the arrival of the coronavirus in the United States....
Observercast Episode 29: Teaching During COVID
For teachers, back-to-school typically is about planning lessons and readying classrooms. This year, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can involve life...
Crime In The Suites
There's a crime wave underway in America, but the Powers That Be are getting sore necks from looking the other way. I'm talking about...