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Ted Millar is a writer and teacher. His work has been in featured in myriad literary journals, including Straight Forward Poetry, Better Than Starbucks, the Broke Bohemian, Caesura, Circle Show, Cactus Heart, Third Wednesday, and The Voices Project. He is also a contributor to Liberal America as well as hosting the podcast "The Left Place", available on all major podcast outlets.
SHARE Monday, November 11, 2024 Don't Give Away Your Power Willingly
This is the time to make more art as acts of resistance.
I refuse to give up my power willingly.
Don't anyone do it either.
Ben Franklin famously said, "A republic, if you can keep it" when asked what kind of government the framers of the Constitution designed.
On Tuesday, we chose not to keep it any longer.
But we will survive this -- if we don't give up our power willingly.
SHARE Monday, November 4, 2024 The GOP's "Little Secret" to Steal the White House
Under the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, if a presidential candidate fails to achieve 270 Electoral College votes, the House of Representatives chooses the president. With 26 of 50 House delegations in GOP hands, Donald Trump would be installed as president again.
SHARE Monday, October 28, 2024 Stay or Go? The Patriot Dilemma
I will feel like I've abandoned my country if I leave, but how far I will get resisting is uncertain and potentially futile, fatal even.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 30, 2021 It's Looking More Like the DC Coup Attempt Was an Inside Job
Now that we know there was a concerted effort to interrupt the joint session of Congress from performing its constitutional responsibility, was the January 6 coup attempt merely a dress rehearsal for future chaos?
SHARE Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Meet the New Senate Budget Committee Chair--Bernie Sanders
Something Republicans have feared since Paul Ryan was still Speaker of the House is the possibility of Vt. Sen. Bernie Sanders assuming the role of Senate Budget Committee Chair.
Well, the next Senate Budget Committee Chair is none other than Vt. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Follow the Money Right to the Republicans Who Challenged the Election
We should point fingers at Sens. Hawley and Cruz and at the right-wing donors. But the real problem is money in politics. A future where "corporate personhood" is again a thing of fiction is possible.
SHARE Wednesday, January 13, 2021 FBI Warns of Nationwide Armed Insurrections Next Week
According to an internal FBI bulletin, this final week of Trump's toxic presidency may be most violent, with armed demonstrations being planned for all 50 state capitols and "war" at the U.S. Capitol, extending through Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.
SHARE Friday, December 18, 2020 Comcast, Disney+, Netflix Set to Raise Rates at Height of the Pandemic
Just as Disney stocks hit an all-time high, the company plans on unveiling some new shows at a higher subscription rate.
Ditto Netflix--again.
Not to be outdone, one of the most profitable media monopolies, Comcast, providing millions the bandwidth necessary to stream media, is extending bandwidth usage fees.
SHARE Thursday, December 17, 2020 Connecticut Becomes the First State Requiring High School Diversity Studies
Last week Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont signed Public Act 19-12 requiring high schools offer African-American, Black, Puerto Rican and Latino studies, beginning in 2022.
Studies spotlighting women, LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Indigenous cultures must also be incorporated.
But they will be.
Connecticut is taking that crucial step in the right direction.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, December 14, 2020 CBO Report Shows Medicare-for-All Costs Less Than Previously Thought
We have always been able to afford to provide every man, woman, and child born in this country healthcare as a human right.
Now a new report out of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week illustrates that, not only could we always afford it, but Medicare-for-All could cost even less than what the most ardent Medicare-for-All advocates propose.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 12, 2020 Environmental Activists Celebrate NY's Divestment From Fossil Fuels
Responding to pressure from environmental groups, New York has become the first state to divest its massive public-pension fund from fossil-fuel companies.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced Wednesday the Empire state will begin transitioning $226 billion to net-zero-emissions portfolios by 2040.