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How right wing media amplifies Trump’s war on truth First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 03/28/2025 by Svante Myrick President Trump  lies   constantly  to the American public. It’s damaging our democracy and undermining Americans’ future.    Consider …

Trump’s lies on tax cuts are another gut punch to America’s working-class First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 03/28/2025 by Svante Myrick You know the old expression, numbers don’t lie?   Well, they do when the numbers come out of President Trump’s mouth.  …

Moments Like Now Are Why We Have Courts First published in Otherwords. Op-Ed 03/28/2025 by Paul Gordon President Trump’s second term has made clear how much we need the courts to uphold the rule of law — and what a difference that makes to our everyday …

Trump is the right’s tool to dismantle a century of progress First published in The Hill.  Op-Ed 03/17/2025 by Svante Myrick At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, the world’s richest man waved a giant chainsaw over his head, gleefully …

No one crowned Donald Trump king First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 03/10/2025 by Svante Myrick Last week, Trump posted a fake Time magazine cover picturing himself wearing a crown and a smug grin with the proclamation, “ LONG LIVE THE KING!” I can hear …

Americans voted for lower egg prices, but Trump has other priorities Op-Ed 03/03/2025 by Svante Myrick Donald Trump was elected president in large part by promising to bring down higher prices that have made life harder for millions of Americans. But …

A tidal wave of resistance is coming for Elon Musk First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 02/24/2025 by Svante Myrick Elon Musk is on a tear through the federal government, and by the time you read this, who knows what he could be up to. He could be sitting …

Federal judges are the first line of defense against Trump’s barrage First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 02/17/2025 by Svante Myrick Right now, Donald Trump and his acolytes are  “flooding the zone”  with various illegal, unconstitutional and unethical …

Trump’s crony meritocracy could shatter US civil service First published in The Hill. Op-Ed 02/10/2025 by Svante Myrick Think about this: The next time you take a road trip with your family, do you want the person in charge of highway safety to have gone …

Reject Trump’s ‘American carnage’ and choose Lincoln’s ‘better angels’ Op-Ed 02/03/2025 by Svante Myrick I’m not sure I’m ready for Donald Trump’s second inaugural address today. I certainly remember  the first one , when Trump introduced us to the phrase …