I’ve always been perplexed by people who make an enemy out of socialism. What is socialism but the guarantee of essential services and protections for oppressed peoples? For example, who can genuinely be angry with rent stabilization policies besides a landlord who doesn’t want to give ...

To the Journal editor: In the United States of America, we have a principal that has held us together as a nation since 1788 when our Constitution was ratified. This is the rule of law. This means that everyone, including the president, is accountable to the Constitution; laws duly enacted by ...

To the Journal editor: Messiah Lutheran Church has maintained a Community Assistance Fund for several years and as the needs in our community grow, so does the need for growing this fund. This year, we will exceed $50,000 contributed to help over 320 families. The majority of this funding ...

To the Journal editor: With the swearing in of U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Arizona, on Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives was able to vote on the discharge petition of the Jeffrey Epstein files. This petition directs the Department of Justice to release the unclassified records in ...

Democrats seem to be furious that eight senators “caved” and ended the shutdown. I’m not upset about what they did. The people who bore the cost of the shutdown were primarily the poor and those employees forced to work without pay. Shutdowns usually boomerang on the party that ...

Democrats won big (one week ago) Tuesday, in favor of moderate Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey, in favor of new congresional districts in Caifornia and in favor of Zohran Mamdani for the mayor of New York City. Mamdani's campaign excited young people who have lost hope and that ...