Robert Franek
PoliticusUSA
Galesburg, IL, United States
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Bernie Sanders gets personal as he hits the 2020 campaign trail
Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders showed a more personal side as he hit the 2020 campaign trail for the first time on Saturday, describing the struggles of his working class youth and how it helped shape his progressive politics. → Read More
New: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress
President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is due to testify publicly before Congress on Feb. 7, according to a statement on Thursday from Cohen and a schedule from the House of Representatives' oversight committee. → Read More
Contrary to Popular Belief Trump Voters Are Not The Forgotten Ones
Trump voters in rural America from the rust belt through the farm lands of flyover country have not been forgotten. Though it is decidedly Republican policy that has decimated their livelihood along with changes in technology and culture that they themselves bear responsibility for being resistant to. → Read More
Amid Scandals And Strife Can You Hear The 'Prayer Of The Children'?
We live in a noisy world. In the cacophony of words and sounds that fill the air waves of radio and television and that stuff up our ears and cross our eyes from tweets to television news, advertising, and even the inner cries of our own being, innocent children are crying out for their parents from the prison of their own fear and the caged walls of an unknown room. → Read More
Faith Communities On Front Lines Of Defense Against Voter Suppression
Faith communities are strategically and uniquely positioned to be on the front lines of defense against voter suppression in the upcoming midterm elections. By ensuring members of their community are registered to vote, know their polling place, and other voting rights, faith communities can ensure voter participation especially among persons of color and other minority groups. Faith communities… → Read More
The Shame On Our Nation For This Humanitarian Crisis Will Last For Generations
Long after Donald Trump and his basket of scandals administration have left the White House, the shame of snatching kids from their parents and putting them in cages will endure.The lifelong damaging effects of the trauma of this separation and the untold abuse and neglect including sexual harassment and assault suffered by these children will serve as a living reminder of this terrible and… → Read More
Congressional Republicans Quietly Plan SNAP Cuts While No One Is Watching
It is imperative that the Farm Bill and all policies that seek to meet human needs actually address the real lives of people and the systemic and structural oppression and injustice they face each day. → Read More
A Blue Wave Is Only The Beginning Of Restoring Our Democracy
A blue wave will certainly go a long way in washing away the stench from the ever-growing swamp. Yet, it will require a transformation in our politics, in the soul of our country and of each person to root out the problems that paved the way for Trump’s election in the first place. → Read More
The Good Samaritan And The March For Our Lives
While the Samaritan was the surprising character to show mercy to the man left for dead in the ditch, the real twist came when Jesus asked the lawyer to lay aside his privilege and see the world though the beaten and bruised eyes of a man desperate to save his life. → Read More
After A Week Filled With Firings Who Are The “Adults In The Room”?
Instead of demanding better from a president who is incapable, instead of holding him to the high standards of this office, instead of saying he is unfit and unable to serve, it has become acceptable to ask, Who are the “adults in the room” keeping him in line? → Read More
The Second Amendment Didn’t Fall From Heaven Into The U.S. Constitution
Reading the Second Amendment on its face value and in its historical context or original intent, it is clear that these ideas did not fall from heaven but were tied to particular realities of the day. → Read More
Mitch McConnell Ignores Students’ Pleas For Gun Control And Goes for Gutting Banking Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a coward and a crook. Instead of working to pass legislation addressing the gun violence epidemic in our country, he is turning to gutting consumer protections in a banking bill. → Read More
As DACA Deadline Looms Trump Compares Immigrants To Snakes
At a time when Congress is trying to work out a deal for Dreamers and address other issues regarding our nation’s immigration system, this was especially offensive and ludicrous. → Read More
Members of Congress Were Not Elected To Offer Thoughts and Prayers
Republicans in Congress with all the power of their elected office are rendered powerless by mass shootings. All they can ever muster is boilerplate thoughts and prayers → Read More
Senate Republicans Reject Truth, Crush The Constitution, And Gut Punch Democracy For Cash
Senate Republicans know that their tax bill has the stench of rotting fish. They know they must stay ahead of an informed public to get their donors' bidding done. → Read More
Right-Wing Christians Place Party Before Faith Forsaking Compassion For Their Neighbor
It doesn’t matter what the issue is. Right-wing Christians have been placing the priorities of the party before the tenants of the faith for decades. However, now they are reaching ever new extremes, emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidency and Republican control of Congress. → Read More
Morally Depleted Republicans Are Failing Nine Million Kids and 700K Dreamers
In the flurry and frenzy of new scandals and tragedies that wear on the spirit of our country, we must not forget the nine million children who have no say in these matters and the 700,000 Dreamers who enrich our country with their lives and service. → Read More
Morally Repugnant Republican Tax Bill Smells Like Rotting Fish
It is once again plug your nose week on Capitol Hill as House Republicans have released their tax bill with sweeping odious overhauls that steal away benefits for the poor and middle-class to pay for massive tax cuts for the most wealthy and largest corporations. → Read More
Trump's Emergency Response In Puerto Rico Is A Massive Moral Failure
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said, "There's a moral imperative of the federal government to commit to the people of Puerto Rico. That moral imperative has not been fulfilled in the manner that it should be fulfilled." → Read More
The Trump White House Is Shredding The Integrity of Press Briefings
With the number of lies being told from the White House press lectern how will we the American people know when the truth is being told? → Read More