From the Left

Trump’s Grudge Against South Africa is Based on Racist Fiction

From the Left / Clarence Page / May 26, 2025

I can hardly think of President Trump and Africa without also remembering his global insult to underdeveloped nations.

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'Devastated' and 'Hopeless': Researchers Speak Out on Funding Cuts

From the Left / ACLU / May 26, 2025

In February, the National Institutes of Health -- the world's largest public funder of biomedical research -- began an ideological purge of its grants. Without warning, hundreds of research projects -- many of which had been underway for years, representing thousands of hours of work and billions of dollars in investment -- were abruptly ...Read more

'I Won't Abandon My Country'

From the Left / ACLU / May 19, 2025

I live every day in fear. My husband, Miguel, is undocumented and, despite what many believe, being married to a U.S. citizen does not protect him from Donald Trump's unlawful efforts to deport millions of people.

Miguel is my best friend. He is wonderful, kind and humble. We have a beautiful life that includes a successful business, a home, ...Read more

Trump Embraces South Africans — the White Ones

From the Left / Clarence Page / May 19, 2025

President Trump’s refugee policy reminds me of what automaker Henry Ford supposedly said about his company’s Model T:

“A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it’s black.”

So it is with the Trump administration’s policy toward refugees who are fleeing war or political persecution, albeit with a color ...Read more

Welcome to the World of MAGA Machismo, Where Muscles Trump Brains

From the Left / Dick Polman / Nov 16, 2023

Ladies and gentleman, here is your United States Senate, then and now:

Sen. Daniel Webster on March 7, 1850: “It is fortunate that there is a Senate of the United States (with) a just sense of its own dignity, and its own high responsibilities, and a body to which the country looks with confidence for wise, moderate, patriotic, and healing ...Read more

Trump and his lawyers think he can get away with anything. It's outlandish.

From the Left / Ruth Marcus / Oct 25, 2019

WASHINGTON -- "The king can do no wrong." That is the ancient legal maxim used to explain why a sovereign should not be held to account for misdeeds. President Trump and his lawyers are now making arguments that make this legal doctrine look wimpy. Their vision boils down to: The king can do whatever wrong he damn pleases, and there's nothing ...Read more