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Guest Columns

Democrats Won Big. But the Question Is Whether They Can Now Be Bold.

November 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Kyrsten Sinema can't believe it: she is the first woman to be elected Senator from Arizona, the first Democrat to be elected from Arizona in 23 years, and the first openly bisexual member of the Senate. (Facebook)

The reforms Democrats in Congress have championed have often been overly complicated and cautious — and deeply compromised by a fear of annoying deep-pocketed donors.

Muslims Surf the Blue Wave

November 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The election of two Muslim women to Congress is a repudiation of Islamophobic domestic and foreign policies and of hostility to migrants and refugees from a number of countries.

Being Trans in America Was Already Scary. Now It’s Terrifying.

November 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

On any given afternoon, the author is regularly and publicly catcalled, mocked, laughed at, and treated as an object of social disgust. Donald Trump is about to deny her right to exist.

Save Our Home: We Have 12 Years

November 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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There’s an urgent message of hope amid the latest climate report’s dire warning: We’ve got a little bit of time to save the only home planet we’ve got. And it’s going to take all of us to do it.

Flagler Representative On Federal Juvenile Justice Panel Describes Efforts Decimated By Trump

October 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Cheryl Massaro, director of the Flagler County Youth Center, describes how the Trump administration disbanded and stopped the work of the Federal Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice she was appointed to two years ago.

Journalists Say Trump’s Caravan Claims Are ‘Evidence-Free.’ It’s a Lot Worse Than That.

October 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Roughly 2000 Honduran migrants making their way toward Mexico, on Oct. 21. (biotchy)

Journalists have a duty to give context, not just to report on whether a sound bite contains truth on a sliding scale. Otherwise, it’s journalistic malpractice.

Even As Voter Registration Soars, Bogus Fraud Claims and Real Voter Suppression Live On

October 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Experts are predicting record-high midterm voter turnout. But millions of U.S. citizens are being systematically inhibited — either blatantly or covertly — from casting votes this November.

Elizabeth Warren’s Identity Problem

October 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Trump’s racism is obvious. He’s using the name Pocahontas as a racial slur. But Elizabeth Warren stepped into a controversial issue without much sensitivity for the people who are most affected by it.

A Better Way To Fight Homelessness: Decriminalize It

October 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Law enforcement is often used as a first response to address homelessness. Many communities criminalize it instead of connecting the homeless with essential services, assuming they’re available.

The GOP’s Kavanaugh Playbook Was Textbook Abusive Behavior

October 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Kavanaugh defenders said a lot about the presumption of innocence. But in truth they were following a much more menacing playbook, common to many abusers called out for their behavior.

The Cruelty of the GOP’s Kavanaugh Charade

September 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

A few of us posted about sexual assault in general or about our own past assaults on our Facebook pages. Then the private messages began. The details are painful to talk about.

Why Women Don’t Report Sexual Assault

September 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

That urge to discredit accusers of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford is exactly why it takes so long for some to come forward in the first place.

Nobody In the White House Is Part of ‘the Resistance’

September 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Administration insiders admit Trump’s dangerous, but they’ll stick with him as long as he cuts billionaires’ taxes, deregulates corporations, and feeds the military-industrial complex.

Stand Your Ground Vigilantes

September 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Instead of allowing the police to perform their jobs, some gunslingers hiding behind stand-your-ground laws take the responsibility of pursuing criminals upon themselves.

When McCain’s Odes to Honor and Civility Ring False

September 3, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

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The “straight talk” people praise McCain for is actually what most of them can’t stand about politicians: They say noble words but cast ignoble votes.

If Your Boss Makes Millions, It’s Not Because of the ‘Market’

August 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Board rooms as CEOs' penthouses. (Peter Dutton)

On average, America’s CEOs make 312 times what their workers take home — and that has nothing to do with supply and demand. Simply put, markets don’t set executive pay. Board rooms do.

I Grew Up In the Segregated South. For Me, Supreme Court Rulings Are Personal.

August 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

The author shares her grave concern for what Brett Kavanaugh’s influence could mean for communities of color, women, the LGBTQ community, and others who’ve fought to advance civil rights.

If Ireland Can Get Out of Fossil Fuels, “Tree-City” Palm Coast Can Too

August 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Almost 900 cities, universities, and governments have divested over $6 trillion from the fossil fuel industry by requiring pension funds and other such investments to be green. Why not yours?

Flagler’s Elections Supervisor Urges Confidence in Voting System: Your Ballot Won’t Be Hacked

August 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart at a candidate hobnob organized by the Chamber of Commerce last month, where a straw poll was also conducted. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart outlines the latest measures to make the county’s election system hack-proof and challenges voters to turn out and cast a ballot.

Amazon’s Deceptive Bargain With Local Government Purchasing–at Local Business’ Expense

August 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Amazon’s bid to dominate local government purchasing has gone under the radar. IKt’s appealing on the surface, but could make it harder for agencies to buy from local vendors.

Protest and the Double-Edged Sword of ‘Civility’

July 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Uncivil action may be a necessary strategy, just as civil disobedience, bearing witness, and making politicians uncomfortable were critical to the civil rights movement.

Restricting Food Stamps Use at Farmers’ Markets Is One More Way To Hurt the Poor

July 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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The government just canceled its contract with the company that makes the card readers necessary to read food stamps cards at farmers markets.

Local Police Should Not Collaborate With Immigration and Customs Enforcement

July 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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As reports of abuse at ICE emerge and increase, robust sanctuary policies that end the collusion with local law enforcement that ICE relies on gain urgency.

Before Vilifying Russia, U.S. Policy Apologists Might Try Looking in the Mirror

July 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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A bellicose stance toward Russia has become so routine and widespread that we might not give it a second thought. That makes it all the more hazardous.

Sheriff Staly on Operations Center: “I Will Not Tolerate Blaming Victims of This Building, My Employees”

July 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, right, with County Commission Chairman Greg Hansen, center, and County Administrator Craig Coffey before today's meeting on the Sheriff's Operations Center. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly delivered a 2,000-word statement on the troubled Operations Center during Monday’s workshop on the matter. The full text is reproduced here.

What’s At Stake If Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Supreme Court

July 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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All Americans say they value personal freedom, especially the right to make our own decisions about our private lives. Expect that to end.

Drug War Blowback: Why Those Central American Immigrants Are Still Coming

July 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Between the drug war and the backing of brutal regimes, the U.S. created conditions in Central America that families are desperate to flee — even if they risk being separated.

Abolish ICE

July 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is supposed to keep Americans safe. Instead, it’s terrorizing refugees, families, and small children.

From Food Stamps To Housing Allowances, There’s an All-Out War On Kids

July 3, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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It’s not just on the border: the Trump administration is targeting food stamps eligibility, rent subsidies and other safety-net measures that protect children.

A Dagger in the Heart of Unions, Workers and Democracy: Behind the Janus Ruling

June 28, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A National Nurses United rally. (Facebook)

Their end game is to overturn a fundamental premise of majority rule, and lock in place permanent Constitutional changes to bar any limits on oligarchical rule.

Being Separated From My Child Nearly Destroyed Me

June 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The administration’s policy of separating families is torture, and Trump’s executive order to incarcerate families together doesn’t solve the crisis.

Ralph Nader’s Open Letter to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

June 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Given your successful tax avoidance mania, you should be ashamed of yourself, Nader tells the Amazon founder. “You should spend some personal time” with the homeless.

We Get It. Trump Is Awful. But Standard-Issue Democrats Are Not an Alternative.

June 20, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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The neoliberal establishment that runs the Democratic Party party holds fast to the very policies that are making it shrink into oblivion, argues John Atcheson.

If Trump Is Giving Diplomacy a Chance in Korea, His Critics Should, Too

June 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The North Korea negotiations are far from over, and could still tip from a fragile diplomacy back to middle-school insults, but diplomacy isn’t just the better way. It’s the only way.

The Truth About ‘Sanctuary Cities’

June 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A rally in defense of sanctuary cities. (Chris Devers)

The term “sanctuary city” typically refers to a jurisdiction that wants to limit the use of local law enforcement resources to carry out federal law enforcement work, in violation of constitutional protections.

Ex-Sheriff Jim Manfre on Troubled Operations Center: How We Got Here

June 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Jim Manfre, right, after being recognized for his service by newly-elected Sheriff Rick Staly in January 2017. (© FlaglerLive)

Former Sheriff Jim Manfre, who completed his term in 2016, offers his side of the history of the acquisition of and subsequent issues with the potentially sick Sheriff’s Operations Center.

Questioning War Is No Disrespect to Veterans. It’s a Civic Duty.

June 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Americans remain unconcerned about wars the U.S. is currently fighting (at last count, we’re bombing at least 7 countries) though they foot the bill both in tax dollars and lives.

Want to Attract Women? Try Not Hating Us.

May 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The recent attack in Toronto by a man who identifies as an “incel” has called attention to the disturbing and flourishing online incel community.

Advice for High School Graduates: Learn a Trade

May 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Welding is a high-demand, high-paying job with a salary range from the 30s to the 80,000s. (Sasha the Okay Photographer)

The shameful practice of tracking poor students into blue-collar jobs contrasts with millions of rewarding, high-paying trade jobs sitting empty.

For Working Poor’s Sake, Bring Back May Day

April 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Nearly one in five families have zero or negative net worth. That number rises to over a quarter of Latin American households and 30 percent of black households.

The Latest Assault on Food Stamps Holders

April 24, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Groceries should not be cudgels. (Brian Legate)

The draconian work requirement to receive food stamps could throw 1 million people off the rolls and cause more job losses than job gains.

With Social Media Surveillance, Flagler School District Is Breaching Community Trust

April 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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With its contract with Social Sentinel, a social media snooping company, the Flagler school district is going into the secretive surveillance business for a much heavier cost than advertised.

105 Missiles Fired at Syria Is 10 Times The Number of Syrian Refugees We’ve Taken In All Year

April 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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“This is about humanity,” President Trump said of attacking Syria. A look at his response to other regional catastrophes shows his claim doesn’t begin to add up.

It’s Up to Grown-Ups To Stop Bullying, Not Kids

April 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Käthe Kollwitz' 'Die Klage' (Lament), 1938. (Hen-Magonza)

Speaking of her own experience with bullying, the author holds the adults who watched and did nothing far more responsible than those who perpetrated it.

Nurses Are Calling #TimesUp on Domestic Abuse, And on Those Who Doubt Victims

March 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Emergency room encounters reveal the work that remains to be done to curb intimate partner violence. Too often, helpers abandon victims if they return to their abuser after attempting to leave.

No Love for Working Families This Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Paul Ryan tries to stick to the script. (Tony Alter)

A secretary gets an extra $1.50 a week from the GOP tax bill. The Koch brothers get an extra $27 million (minus a $500,000 thank-you note that went to Paul Ryan’s re-election committee).

Urging Opposition, Flagler Beach’s Jane Mealy Says Vacation-Rental Proposals Could Change City’s Look

February 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Jane Mealy currently chairs the commission. (© FlaglerLive)

In an open plea to residents circulated by letter, Flagler Beach Commission Chair Jane Mealy warns of vacation-rental proposals that could change the make-up of the city, eliminating distinctions between residential and commercial zones.

What Trump Wants on Immigration Is Ethnic Cleansing

February 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Trump’s offering a fig leaf of legal status for a relatively small slice of the undocumented population in return for a drastic cut of all immigration to the U.S.

America, Oprah is Not Your Savior

January 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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This country has a history of looking to black women to save Americans from themselves — while not recognizing or respecting their efforts.

Gov. Rick Scott’s State of the State: Full Text

January 9, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Gov. Rick Scott’s State of the State address, his last, as prepared for delivery today at the Florida Capitol, before a joint session of the House and Senate.

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