Publishing the Declaration of Independence was an act of radical defiance. If you look beyond the niceties of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” the Declaration is a harsh indictment of mistreatment under a dictatorship.
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July 7, 2025
Publishing the Declaration of Independence was an act of radical defiance. If you look beyond the niceties of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” the Declaration is a harsh indictment of mistreatment under a dictatorship.
As we celebrated Independence Day on July 4, our Congress’ own submission and appalling silence was hanging in the air. Trump and his Republican enablers marked the historic day by signing a bill that will take basic health care away from the neediest Americans to give tax breaks to the wealthiest.
This is a bill that will hit red areas harder than blue. Few Republican members of Congress wanted it to pass. Yet nearly all of them lined up to vote for it.
Fittingly, the bill signing ended with...
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