Heather Richardson

2 months ago | deborahcopaken.substack.com | Deborah Copaken |Heather Richardson

I, like our country, have been sick since the inauguration. Was it the Nazi salute? The Inspectors General purge? An alcoholic rapist with white nationalist tattoos being put in charge of our army? The firehose of ICE raids and illegal directives that will gum up our courts for years? Or was it just a run-of-the-mill germy subway pole I might have accidentally grabbed without wearing gloves?

Jan 2, 2025 | milwaukeeindependent.com | Heather Richardson

Civil war has broken out within the MAGA Republicans. On the one side are the traditional MAGAs, who tend to be White, anti-immigrant, and less educated than the rest of the United States. They believe that the modern government’s protection of equal rights for women and minorities has ruined America, and they tend to want to isolate the U.S. from the rest of the world. They make up Trump’s voting base.

Dec 7, 2024 | theashlandchronicle.com | Heather Richardson |Robert Reich |John Brewin |Tom Ambrose

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreFriends,The easiest thing we can do is to give up. I know for many of you, what we face now seems insurmountable. So I want to share with you something GOOD that happened this week, before I get to the Bad and the Ugly. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black Woman elected to the United States Congress, representing Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn, New York. I’m sure she felt like giving up many times, too.

Dec 7, 2024 | theashlandchronicle.com | Heather Richardson |Robert Reich |Tom Ambrose |Hamish Mackay

Imagine that the day has come for your brain surgery. You are lying, immobilized and vulnerable, on the operating table. Something is wrong, but you hope that it can be repaired. As the anesthesia sets in, you reflect. To be sure, your brain hasn’t always performed the way you wished it had. You have made some mistakes, and done some stupid things, regrettable things, wrong things.

Dec 6, 2024 | theashlandchronicle.com | Heather Richardson |Robert Reich |Raphael Rashid |Coral Murphy Marcos

Jeff will never stop taking on the powerful to deliver for the people While November’s Presidential election and other key races that determined the control of Congress did not go the way Jeff and many Oregonians hoped, Jeff will continue to stand up for and find common ground on the core issues that folks need to live secure, decent lives: housing, health care, education, and good-paying jobs.