Ellen Brady

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Writer at Standard-Examiner

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Guest opinion: Killing us softly...

1 month ago | utahpolicy.com | Ellen Brady |Holly Richardson

Roberta Flack’s hit “Killing Me Softly With His Song” could easily be used as this administration’s theme song, except the title more accurately should read “….With My Policies.” RFK Jr’s recent visit accentuated the need to highlight the devastating impact of this administration on the health and very lives of Utahns, Americans, and all humanity.
Use your skills, voices and power to speak against the insanity perpetrated in Utah and by the Trump administration

2 months ago | sltrib.com | Ellen Brady

It would be nice if we had the luxury of speaking out against a single action of either our state Legislature or the current federal administration. Rather, we are faced with the need to stop the much broader Republican agenda of Project 2025 - one focused on consolidating power in the hands of a few, while destroying a society governed by constitutions, laws,and efforts to move us toward a more perfect and inclusive union.
Guest opinion: An unprecedented July should put democracy on high alert

Jul 20, 2024 | standard.net | Ellen Brady

Photo suppliedEllen Brady Where to start when describing July? We could start with Independence Day -- the day 54 brave individuals severed ties with a monarchy that ruled without their consent. How ironic that, 284 years later, almost to the day, the U.S. Supreme Court created a modern-day monarchy by ruling that presidents are above the reach of the law.
Guest opinion: An unprecedented July should put democracy on high alert

Jul 19, 2024 | heraldextra.com | Ellen Brady

Courtesy photoEllen Brady Where to start when describing July? We could start with Independence Day — the day 54 brave individuals severed ties with a monarchy that ruled without their consent. How ironic that, 284 years later, almost to the day, the U.S. Supreme Court created a modern-day monarchy by ruling that presidents are above the reach of the law.
Guest opinion: Only we can save our democracy

Jun 23, 2024 | utahpolicy.com | Ellen Brady

Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts was an important milestone for those who have waited since 2016 to see him held accountable for his overt corruption, criminality, and failure to uphold the Constitution. We watched and waited, hoping that the Mueller investigation and report would do the job. Notably, it reported that Trump welcomed Russian interference in the 2016 election, but evidence was inadequate to support criminal charges of collusion.
The need for a cease-fire in Gaza

Apr 6, 2024 | deseret.com | Ellen Brady

I'm writing this as an open letter to our members of Congress out of deep concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while also writing to encourage all Utahns to make their voices heard in the cause of a just and stable peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. While Israel has a right to defend itself, the ongoing and excessive slaughter of Palestinian civilians and the associated humanitarian crisis must end.
Guest opinion: Puzzle pieces set to join into a picture of white Christian nationalist autocracy

Mar 7, 2024 | heraldextra.com | Ellen Brady

Courtesy photoEllen Brady Thankfully, the 2024 Utah legislative session has ended. While good bills passed, others harmed vulnerable groups. Further, many of the bills comprise pieces of a puzzle that, as they come together, form a terrifying picture of nationwide efforts to replace our democracy with an autocratic white Christian nationalist theocracy — a reality too familiar to Utahns.
Why do Utahns seem to observe a 45-day period of ritual mourning every year, otherwise known as the legislative session?

Mar 1, 2024 | sltrib.com | Ellen Brady

Anger. Sadness. Fatigue. Despair. All of this and more, but I begin with a question: Why do Utahns seem to observe a 45-day period of ritual mourning every year, otherwise known as the legislative session? During these 45 days, too many Utahns hold their breath, afraid that the Legislature's commemorative gun will fire into the crowd and hit them - as it often does.
Guest opinion: Stop undermining public education

Dec 2, 2023 | heraldextra.com | Ellen Brady

Courtesy photoEllen Brady The Interim Education Committee 2023 of the Utah State Legislature discussed three bills in its Nov. 15 meeting that, at first glance, seem laudable. Who would object to removing pornographic materials from public schools? Shouldn’t teachers maintain neutrality regarding socially divisive topics such as religion, sexual orientation, race, or political affiliation?
Our only hope is the cultivation of a just peace in Mideast

Oct 29, 2023 | sltrib.com | Ellen Brady

As I sort through the scrambled emotions elicited by recent events, I find myself returning to historical touchpoints to frame the current conflict between Israel, Hamas, the Palestinians, and the Arab world. I do so with the prayer that history's lessons can illuminate a path to peace for the region and the world. Hebrew scriptures tell an origin tale of promise and bloody conquest that informs Jewish claims to Israel.