Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Opposition to the Oldham County data center
An op-ed by Nathan Oberg, president of “We Are Oldham County”
Let’s separate Medicaid myth from fact
During my 14 years in the Kentucky House of Representatives, I was deeply involved in overseeing Kentucky’s Medical Assistance Program, better known as Medicaid. I co-chaired a committee that made an in-depth study of Medicaid that resulted in legislation that I sponsored to address waste, fraud, and abuse. Recently,
Will Leo XIV be the “Labor Pope”?
Will the U.S. Catholic church revive its legacy of support for migrant farmworkers and organized labor?
Playing the Lottery
A deeper look at why poor people play it more often, and the commentary that provides on our country’s income inequality
The time to act is now — be heard, make your views known, protect America’s ideals
We cannot wait over a year for the mid-terms and hope things change then. We have to speak up now.
We are on a slippery slope
These 13 statements beginning with “If today ...” capture the peril of this moment.
Trump administration going after mythical ‘anti-Christian bias’
“To emphasize some mythological ‘anti-Christian bias’ does no service to either our government or the people in power and only tends to foment distrust and fear of those who may hold divergent views of religion.”
Like a lemming to the sea, Andy Barr blindly follows Trump off trade war cliff
Just what we want in a senator, right?
Rural Americans already face food insecurity. Will Republican lawmakers leave them even hungrier?
Many rural residents already face the daily struggle of not having enough food. Republican lawmakers eager to cut SNAP benefits may be about to make their battle with hunger worse. “These are anything but good times in rural America, which has been hit by everything from tariffs to extreme weather
Teaching KY kids to read is waste and fraud, according to Trump and Musk
They’ve now cut reading programs across the state.
It’s time to remember this German pastor
He realized what was happening, but it was too late.
Starving the poor (literally) to feed the rich
Why is food for children, families, people with disabilities, workers, and seniors on the chopping block? To fund tax breaks for the rich.
