The nation’s lone Iranian American Representative in Congress, Arizona’s Yassamin Ansari, had a measured and well-thought-out response following the announcement of the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following United States and Israelis airstrikes today. Posting on social media, Representative Ansari wrote: “Khamenei was the epitome of evil. For decades, he oversaw the torture, imprisonment, … Read more
This is what happens when people who are not well-versed in history elect right-wing authoritarian-messianic types who promise greater public safety, less taxes, and lower prices, and all they deliver are economic mayhem, division, persecution, and international chaos. Early this morning, United States and Israeli forces, in an operation called Epic Fury, bombed Iran under … Read more
Everything about Donald Trump and MAGA is turning back the clock to periods in this nation’s history from the 1890s to the 1920s, when the plutocrats, in a Gilded Age mentality, reigned supreme without worry of the social safety net, white ethnocentrism/racism was permissible in most parts of the country, and nativism-anti immigration was acceptable … Read more
Earlier today (August 26,2021) terrorists reportedly from the ISIS-K group launched two suicide bomber attacks against Afghan citizens and American military personnel at and near Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. Thirteen American Heroes lost their lives working to evacuate American citizens and Afghans from Afghanistan. At least 15 were injured. 60 innocent Afghans also perished. … Read more
It is amazing how knee-jerk the reactions of some of the American People can be without fully thinking through the scope of an issue or problem. President Joe Biden’s approval rating has slipped over the last several weeks. Some polls show him below 50 percent. Is it because of anything he did? With the possible … Read more