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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.
SHARE Thursday, January 2, 2025 The 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.
SHARE Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Is 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.
SHARE Monday, November 11, 2024 Don'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.
SHARE Monday, November 4, 2024 The 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.
SHARE Monday, October 28, 2024 Stay 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.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 30, 2021 It'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?
SHARE Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Meet 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.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Follow 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.
SHARE Wednesday, January 13, 2021 FBI Warns of Nationwide Armed Insurrections Next Week
According to an internal FBI bulletin, this final week of Trump's toxic presidency may be most violent, with armed demonstrations being planned for all 50 state capitols and "war" at the U.S. Capitol, extending through Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.