Would you like to know how many people have visited this page? Or how reputable the author is? Simply
sign up for a Advocate premium membership and you'll automatically see this data on every article. Plus a lot more, too.
 SHARE 
|
|
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.
OpEd News Member for 326 week(s) and 4 day(s)
251 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 8 Comments, 0 Diaries, 0 Polls
List By Popularity
Page 1 of 13 First Last Back Next 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 View All
Tuesday, March 11, 2025The Only Thing the S.A.V.E. Act Would Save is More Republican Victories It's a new scheme in a long line of vote suppression efforts compliments of the political party whose sole winning strategy for the past four decades has been making it harder to engage with the most fundamental democratic act our country practices.
Monday, February 24, 2025We Are the Company We Keep The United States, the nation democracies the world over once looked to for guidance, strength, and leadership, has abandoned its moral high ground for a partnership of dictators, oligarchs, and rogues.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025Oh, yes, they WILL deport Americans They're happening -- but it isn't just "illegals" being deported as it was initially sold to the xenophobes and bigots.
Sunday, January 19, 2025Instead of Watching a Racist Get Inaugurated on MLK Day, Let's Spend the Day in Service to Our Communities There are things we can do to keep our blood pressure in check and fulfill the call to service to which Dr. King dedicated his life.
Monday, January 6, 2025New York Students and Teachers Won't Have to Take the Heat Much Longer New York has raised the bar again, this time protecting the health and educational well being of its students and educators, challenging other states to follow suit.
Thursday, January 2, 2025The Time for Democrats to Get Serious About Medicare for All is NOW Now that the convicted felon is returning to his old job, and republicans have a (very slim) majority in Congress, the Democratic Party needs to make Medicare-for-all a serious campaign issue for the 2026 mid-terms. It could mean winning back Democratic seats by impressive margins--or condemning the party of Franklin Roosevelt to perpetual defeat ad infinitum.
Saturday, December 28, 2024Some (not entirely apolitical) holiday poetry These are some poems I wrote over the last few years. Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 24, 2024Biden Isn't Going Quietly Into that Good Night Joe Biden will go down in history as the most legislatively consequential president in modern history.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024An Oligarchy En Route to Anocracy. Dictatorship Could Be the End Point. Are we still a democracy? A republic? A constitutionally limited democratic republic? Or an oligarchy, an anocracy? I suppose we'll find out soon.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024Is this the genesis - or denouement - of progressive media? Can we realistically work toward creating a network or series of networks that could compete with such well-funded juggernauts as CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and the king of infotainment propaganda, Fox so-called "news"? Progressives need a sugar daddy.
Monday, November 11, 2024Don'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.
Monday, November 4, 2024The 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.
Monday, October 28, 2024Stay 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.
Sunday, October 27, 2024Putin has Activated the Bat Signal: North Korean Reinforcements Against Ukraine The war has now entered a critical new phase that threatens to escalate into a larger, more globally destabilizing conflict.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024Despite Abundant Evidence, People are Still Falling for the Lie Trump Would Be Better for the Economy Democrats are just better for the economy. They always have been. The facts speak for themselves.
Saturday, January 30, 2021It'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?
Sunday, January 24, 2021We Must Caution the Biden Administration From Continuing Trump's Imperialism Toward Venezuela Sec. of State nominee Anthony Blinken told senators the Biden administration plans to still recognize Juan Guaidó as Venezuelan president.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021Meet 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.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021Follow 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.
Monday, January 18, 2021Now That Democrats Hold the Majority, It's Time to Go Bold Joe Biden will walk into the Oval Office with a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress. Now is the time to go bold.
Page 1 of 13 First Last Back Next 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 View All
