Ever since Donald Trump became president, Democrats have taken to equating the fate of their own party to the fate of American democracy. In a two-party system, the logical conclusion is that this is profoundly undemocratic.
The post It’s My Party and I’ll Conflate If I Want To first appeared on Ted Rall's Rallblog.Well, Mr. and Mrs. Biden, the holidays are over. You know, the holidays during which you were going to decide whether or not to run for reelection. So, what did you decide? This being a democracy, we hope that you came down on the side of the 70% of voters who don’t want...
The post Say Another Go Ain’t So, Joe first appeared on Ted Rall's Rallblog.The Republican War On Teachers
There’s a war being waged on America’s teachers, and we must stand up for them before it’s too late.
Teachers watch over America’s most precious asset — our children.
They dedicate their lives to caring for our youth, serving as role models, and making sure that future generations are set up for success.
So why on Earth are we treating them so badly?
Our nation’s teachers are not only working long, demanding hours inside and outside of the classroom — but they’re blamed these days for almost everything imaginable.
Many of the biggest issues affecting our day-to-day lives are determined by state and local officials who are running for office down here — as well as ballot measures.
But these races at the bottom of the ballot often receive less attention — and fewer votes — than federal positions that appear at the top of your ballot.
Why? Well many people who vote simply don’t fill out their entire ballot. It’s a serious issue.
The Federal Reserve has been hellbent on raising interest rates to slow the economy. It’s a huge mistake.
You know who bears most of the pain of these rate hikes?
Most of the pain is borne by people who are already struggling to keep up with rising prices: lower-wage workers and the poor.
While the Fed has signaled that its interest rate increases might not be as drastic moving forward, the important thing to remember is that these hikes already fail to address a major driver of inflation — powerful corporations that are ratcheting up prices to pad their profit margins.
Chris Hedges on how Democrats sold their souls to corporate donors, and, by extension, to powerful weapons makers and war hawks.
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