Tom Krattenmaker
Detroit Free Press
New Haven, CT, United States
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Republicans would miss legal abortion, just like they would have missed Obamacare
The Supreme Court just saved the Affordable Care Act, and the GOP, for the third time. But what about legal abortion? A post-Roe v. Wade world looms. → Read More
Corporations aren't 'woke,' they just know their customers. Watch and learn, Republicans.
Why are corporations for democracy, against racism and invested in fighting climate change? They're trying to please people and turn profits. → Read More
Trump might have 'found' the votes he needed to win Georgia under state's new election law
Republican legislators now have more oversight and power over elections and the county officials who count the votes. The secretary of state has less. → Read More
Climate chaos is the real job killer. Biden's clean energy plan will boost the economy.
The shift to clean energy won’t kill jobs so much as change jobs. The alternative is a society wracked by climate degradation and dim economic prospects. → Read More
The Trumpocalypse is over, now let's clean up the mess
Our flag still stands, but there is work to be done. → Read More
Opinion: Cancel your summer camp plans to keep kids safe
Going against science is recklessness, akin to sending scouts out without tents, food, water, maps and supervision. → Read More
Like Jesus on Easter, we too will rise. After we beat the coronavirus.
The Easter story reminds us that life is resilient and irrepressible? Maybe we can build something better and more just in the ashes of the pandemic. → Read More
Democrats shouldn't be chumps. That's why this liberal is giving up on compromise for now.
The fate of our democracy and planet are at stake. We can't afford to continue extending olive branches that get shoved back in our faces. → Read More
How a Jewish Santa helps 'repair the world' at Christmas
For 45 years, Art Hoffman has made Christmas happier for children, undeterred by logic that says, “Not your religion, not your holiday.” → Read More
Message to evangelicals: Impeachment is about Donald Trump. It's not an attack on you.
When a human object of devotion violates law and moral standards, it's time to break away and recommit to our faith, our principles, our conscience. → Read More
Stonewall and gay rights at 50: Cultural transformation but a tough political road
'It would have been so much easier' to live now than 50 years ago, my gay friend says at 86. Changes came when society woke up to injustice and acted. → Read More
Make a serious case for capitalism, or millennials will keep flirting with socialism
Capitalism is making the rich richer and the powerful more powerful, and it helped create the climate crisis. It's not socialist to want to fix this. → Read More
March Madness revenue are insane. So is soaring student debt. Time for March sanity?
Our cultural and economic priorities are misaligned. Enjoy the games, but remember that colleges have a mission higher and broader than basketball. → Read More
Jesus doesn't need Christianity. His example is powerful without any religion at all.
Will there be room at the inn for Jesus in our setting as we become more of a post-Christian society in the years and decades ahead? We can hope so. → Read More
White progressives shouldn't be smug about racism. We could be doing much more to end it.
Our mouths, hearts and votes are generally in the right place. But our money often isn't. What are we willing to risk to undo systemic racism? → Read More
Vote or forever hold your peace. This really IS the most important election of your life.
Put a brake on the runaway Trump train. Stop the assault on democratic values, truth, facts and people who don't fit his idea of real Americans. Vote. → Read More
Donald Trump supporters, Catholics and African-Americans share a costly burden
The Catholic Church is just the most recent institution to grapple with its past sins. Unless justice is done, the struggle will continue. → Read More
NFL cheerleading is demeaning to women. It's time to end this nonsense.
The NFL treats its cheerleaders like titillating eye candy. There's no place for this insulting nonsense in the #MeToo era. Reform it or end it. → Read More
Take a real vacation. Leave Donald Trump and Washington outrage at home.
Take a summer vacation from Donald Trump. Turn off your news alerts, ration your outrage and remind yourself there's still good in the world. → Read More
Don't let America end up like 'dream' Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson and his parents
Kevin Nicholson is a 'dream' GOP Senate candidate. But he and his parents personify an American nightmare. They're so polarized they don't even talk. → Read More