The Kendall County Democratic Party condemns local incidents of vandalism against both Republican and Democratic campaign signs.
By taking cues from Trump rather than from scientists, Republicans and their allies have malignly politicized "reopening," and will be held accountable.
It falls to Democrats to rebuild the country's moral infrastructure. This entails reminding all Americans of the core values we still share and hold dear.
Donald Trump brought great shame upon this country when he ordered U.S. troops to depart northern Syria, betraying the Kurdish militia, our strongest ally in the war against ISIS in Syria.
Trump’s Ukraine demand in itself is a violation of both campaign finance law and the Constitution that he and his enablers are sworn to protect and defend.
What we accept as “truth” very much depends as to what peer groups shape our thinking and causes one not to question what is said by others. So how does one construct one's beliefs based upon truth rather than misinformation and counterfactuals?
It comes down to this. Criticism of political views and policies is one thing. Playing the race card is something else altogether.
It’s long past time to hold to account the president (and his enablers) on the rhetoric that empowers acts of violence. Such words create a climate that fosters just this kind of evil.
“Plurality of views” means including all voices in the political debate: men-women, young-old, rich-poor, minorities and indigenous peoples. The ability to listen and understand is sometimes more important than our ability to speak.
The high rate of "conscientious exemptions" in Kendall County represents a ticking time-bomb for outbreaks such as measles.