by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "Instead of feel-good talk of unification," said journalist John Nichols, "FDR called out the Wall Street speculators, the bankers, and their conservative apologists."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "With a Democrat about to become president, Republicans are now pretending to care about deficits and debts again. Let's not pretend to believe them this time."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "After what he has done, the consequences of which we were all witness to, Donald Trump should not be eligible to run for office ever again," said incoming Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "The answer is not to continue doing more of the same but to envision a new direction that respects the political and economic self-determination and dignity of our Central American neighbors."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "This decision frees up the new Biden administration to begin working immediately on the science-based greenhouse pollution rules we desperately need to make up for lost time."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "From a violent insurrection at the Capitol to the countless attempts to silence the vote of millions of Americans, attacks on our democracy have come in many forms," said incoming Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "Releasing the 1776 Commission report on MLK Day is the Trump administration reaffirming its commitment to racism above all else."
by Kathy Kelly The United Nations estimates the war has already caused 233,000 deaths, including 131,000 deaths from indirect causes such as lack of food, health services and infrastructure.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs Reagan's failed radicalism has now run its course, and the United States, while culturally as divided as ever, is at an economic and environmental precipice.
by Robert Reich There is no middle ground between lies and facts. There is no halfway point between civil discourse and violence. There is no midrange between democracy and fascism.
by Norman Solomon More than being a time of hope—or fatalism—the inauguration of President Joe Biden should be a time of skeptical realism and determination.
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