By Margaret Konieczny I am not an economist, but I am a consumer.  In the Saturday Nevada Appeal Jim Hartman gave his opinion on “Harris, Trump fail economics”.  Jim is not an economist either. He is a California lawyer who is now retired in prestigious Genoa NV. In my opinion, price gouging is being done. […]

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Nevada The Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, supported by only 13 U.S. House Republicans (excluding Nevada’s Mark Amodei), is a landmark law that will invest more than $4 billion in Nevada to create good-paying union jobs, rebuild Nevada’s economy, improve roads, public transportation, and water infrastructure, […]

By Joe Holomuzki Recent decisions by a conservative supermajority US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) have shaken our political and constitutional landscape. As a result, President Biden has proposed reforms to the Court that address presidential immunity, term limits, and an enforceable ethics code. Although some are better known than others, these SCOTUS decisions, if left unchanged, […]

By Joe Holomuzki After the 2020 election and January 6th insurrection, threats to the election certification process have escalated, now with an increasing focus on county-level certification. Since 2020, an increasing number of county officials across the country have voted to deny or delay certifying election results. In justifying these actions, county officials often cite […]

By Joe Holomuzki Public education is a fundamental pillar of our democracy. Education reduces crime, improves public health, strengthens gender equality, and produces citizens who are more informed, able to think critically and generate ideas, and are therefore more employable. Both Project 2025 and Trump’s 2024 Republican Platform share a vision that would reshape the American […]

By Margaret Konieczny In 1949 at President Harry Truman’s second inaugural speech, he said “Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he…requires the rule of a strong master,” while “Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity as well as the inalienable […]

In 1944, at the height of the war against Germany and Japan, Henry A. Wallace, Vice President to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was asked by the New York Times to write on what fascism was and the danger it posed. Worth a read, a few excerpts here from his essay offer relevant insights into today’s […]

Recent decisions by a conservative supermajority US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) have shaken our political and constitutional landscape. As a result, President Biden has proposed reforms to the Court that address presidential immunity, term limits, and an enforceable ethics code. Although some are better known than others, these decisions, if left unchanged, imperil our norms, institutions, […]

After the 2020 election and January 6th insurrection, threats to the election certification process have escalated, now with an increasing focus on county-level certification. Since 2020, an increasing number of county officials across the country have voted to deny or delay certifying election results in violation of law, often citing false claims of voter fraud […]

Public education is a fundamental pillar of our democracy. Education reduces crime, improves public health, strengthens gender equality, and produces a more informed, idea generating citizenry that is able to think critically. Well-educated citizens are more employable and help make the U.S. more competitive in a 21st Century global economy. The Heritage Foundation’s ultra-conservative policy […]