VOICES

LGBTQ POLITICS - On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I am filled with grief and rage.

COST OF LIVING - Many Americans are noticing the rising price of goods from sour cream to carburetors as politicians sound the alarm on an inflation crisis.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICS - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York warned Sunday that congressional Democrats risk depressing turnout in upcoming elections if they further weaken their flagship reconciliation package, which right-wing lawmakers have already stripped of popular programs and cut by roughly $2 trillion overall.

USPS CUTS - Last year’s holiday season was not exactly a merry one for the U.S. Postal Service.

COMMENTARY - Los Angeles was built on oil, literally, and remains the largest urban oilfield in the world. The Hollywoodland sign and the movies came later. 

JUSTICE WATCH - Criminal trials concern allegedly criminal conduct by the defendant.  In Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial, the conduct was his shooting of three people, two of whom died.

COMMENTARY - The Summit for Democracy that President Biden is spearheading in December, at which scores of countries will be in in attendance, is certainly timely and necessary.

MARC'S ANGle- When I interviewed LA resident, Mercedes Needham, now a widow, about the devastating loss of her 53-year-old husband Terry, she said she had to stay strong for their two children.

THE DOCTOR IS IN - As with my last article, I am quite aware that many of you reading this are entirely unable to impartially weigh one side or another with respect to pros and cons of any given leadership in Washington or at home. 

UP TO THE JURY - Never forget the inspiring righteousness of the great George Floyd, Brionna Taylor, and Jacob Blake Rebellion of 2020 – the popular uprising that sent the fascist president Donald Trump down into his bunker and helped undo his presidency.

TAX FOR WEALTHY - A recent NPR story attempted to explain why it is so hard to tax billionaires.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICS - Here's a dirty secret: Great nations rest on a great common culture.