Voters must demand that our state legislators grant more control to cities and counties, not less -- or voters must choose new legislators who will.
Con nuestros votos, cada uno de nosotros puede hacer una diferencia enorme. Hay que registrarse a votar, estudiar los candidatos y las propuestas, y votar en cada elección sin falta.
Each of us who votes can make a huge difference in the future of our city, county, state and country. How? First, get registered to vote. Then learn about the issues and candidates. Finally, vote in every election.
“Se cometieron errores.” Es un intento de apaciguar, aproximándose a una disculpa sin reconocer culpa, como si los errores no tuvieran historial ni autores ni consecuencias. Pero sí los hay, y muchos.
"Mistakes were made": it's an attempt to appease, approximating an apology without recognizing fault, as though the mistakes had neither a past, nor sources, nor consequences. But they have a long list of them.
The Green New Deal is a proposal for saving us from a dead planet (the climate emergency) but with much, much more. It’s a framework for developing legislation and projects to solve some serious problems facing our nation and the world.
The use of automatic weapons by criminals, gangs, hate groups, and irresponsible individuals in America is out of control. As a Retired Command Sergeant-Major and former “Tanker,” I am also familiar with what all these weapons can do in the hands of the wrong people.
Yes, growth brings challenges... But I’ll take on those challenges when faced with the alternative—stagnation and decline.
The U.S. spends more on defense than the next 7 countries combined, but it's never enough somehow.
Our epidemic of gun violence is a complex, multi-faceted situation with gun control, mental health, and societal components. We need people willing to face the complexities and make the hard, practical decisions.