Category Archives: Government

Confused about SNAP? Here’s why

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The Trump Administration said it was sending states money to fully fund SNAP benefits for nearly 42 million Americans on the same day that the Supreme Court temporarily upheld the administration’s prior request to block said … Continue reading →

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A profound and sort of shattering observation about political heroes

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Naomi

It is surely no accident that many of the twentieth century’s most beloved liberation heroes are men like [Martin Luther] King and [Mohandas] Gandhi, who retain their unsullied reputations in part because they never had to govern. –From “Pan-Africanism and … Continue reading →

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Who does MAGA think it’s fooling? This guy

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Naomi

In yesterday’s Voice of the People (letters to the editor) in the Daily News, Ralph A. Manente from Yonkers entered a passionate expression of support for Trump’s retribution against his “enemies.” (This guy knows nothing about courts, juries, trials, judges … Continue reading →

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