By Denise Candea, Charlotte County Dems writer We faced a bleak economic future when Obama took office in 2009. Banks were failing and markets were in free fall. Although the Republican-led Congress effectively stonewalled him during all but the first two years of his administration, Obama did a masterful job moving the economy forward. Unemployment,
By Denise Candea, Charlotte County Dems writer The Contours of Atlanta’s Policing Debate, by George Chidi in The Intercept, August 17, discusses the complexities of public safety, police reform, and the need to involve all the stakeholders in decision making. There is an important message for White people in the article. Paraphrasing Aaron Burr from
Editor’s note: This is the 5th of a series, Reimagining America. Click here to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. By Denise Candea, Charlotte County Dems writer Once upon a time, in late 2019 and early 2020 BC (Before COVID), during seemingly never ending Democratic primary debates, Joseph R. Biden Jr. faced
By Linda Porterfield, Charlotte County Dems Writer It’s not just your vote under attack. The Trump administration’s chokehold and financial bludgeoning of the post office provides fringe benefits in the war on what defenders of the post office call “the circulatory system of our nation.” While Republican challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) smolder
By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems writer With coronavirus infections on the rise statewide, a more significant number of Florida voters than ever plan to vote by mail (VBM) November 3rd. If you’ve never taken advantage of this convenient service or are troubled by the claims of potential fraud, please read further. Let’s set the
Editor’s note: This is 4th in a series, Reimagining America. Click here to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. By Denise Candea, Charlotte County Dems writer I’m American by birth, but I was educated in Canada, where I was taught a highly sanitized version of my adopted country’s history. Sound familiar? While we were
By Linda Porterfield, Charlotte Dems Writer Remember the series of coffee table books, A Day in the Life, from 30 years ago? Images visually explained life in America with bucolic references of happy times and beautiful landmarks from every state. We proudly displayed these editions on our coffee tables. How would a contemporary version of
Republicans and Frankenstein: a political horror story By Linda Porterfield, Charlotte Dems writer The emerging challenges to American democracy are not just the political equivalents of Frankenstein-like creations of a corrupt president. Spineless obeyance from his supporters in the United States Senate and Florida legislature has buffeted Trump’s brazen assaults. An accomplished former GOP strategist,
Image Credits : CCDems graphics library Submitted by: Denise Candea, a Charlotte County Dems writer I had planned to stop raging about Trump and to start pondering the wide-open possibilities of an America that is finally realizing her promise of equal justice for all. But I have been about as successful with my pivot to
By Denise Candea, Charlotte County Dems writer This is the second in a series; click here to read Part 1 Seventy-four percent of Americans think the country is going in the wrong direction, including 63% of Republicans. The coronavirus is surging in most states and despite the rising stock market, the economy is a mess.
By Teresa Jenkins, Chair of Charlotte County Democrats Executive Committee The photos above were taken by Mike Hastie who served as an Army Medic in Vietnam and who has been on the ground in Portland, Oregon for weeks. The man in the top photo is Christopher David, a 53-year-old Navy veteran and a graduate of
by Catherine Baxter Charlotte Dems writer Millions of out-of-work Americans are going to face double hits that could leave them homeless and penniless unless Congress and the states take quick action. The additional $600 unemployment benefit has expired for roughly 30 million U.S. residents. Also set to expire on August 1st is the eviction and
Submitted by Denise Candea Barack Obama took office on January 20, 2009, as we faced a bleak economic future. Banks were failing and markets were in free fall. To staunch the hemorrhaging, Congress had passed an $800 billion stimulus package in late 2008, too small according to many economists, and quite puny by today’s standards.
The Resurrection of Howard Beale By Linda Porterfield You may remember the 1976 film Network featuring award-winning actor Peter Finch in his portrayal of fictional newscaster Howard Beale. Tragically worn out and burdened by the ailments and depravity of American society, Howard abruptly departs from his nationally televised broadcast script by suddenly rising from his
Editor’s note: This is the first in a Reimagining America series by Denise Candea I’m vaguely disquieted right now. Worried that something will go terribly wrong in November. Not because I think Trump could actually win. For that to happen, we would need the fairy tale he keeps spinning to come true. The coronavirus would
Submitted by Linda Porterfield Originally from Stratford, Connecticut, life-long Republicans Eileen and George Kachmar are retired teachers and have called Florida home for the past thirty years. Recently, on July 10th at 11:00 am while driving north on Route 41 in Port Charlotte, they noticed Charlotte County Democrat volunteers holding Biden signs near the road
School closures, and economic shutdowns will cause measurable income losses for today’s students, two economics experts told Charlotte County Dems in an online discussion. Dr. Phalin, economics and international business professor at the Warrington Business College, University of Florida, said the economic effects of COVID-19 could be estimated by looking at the economic effects of
Submitted by: Catherine Baxter, Charlotte County Dems Writer The non-black allies of the black lives matter movement may not fully appreciate that their actions may not always be helpful. We may have good intentions when reposting about an injustice, but that repost can also cause more pain. For a family or community grieving over the
Dems learn from Repubs how to get their message across By: Denise Candea, Charlotte County Dems Writer Who is making Trump’s TV ads? They are truly awful – silly, out-of-context, blurry shots of Joe Biden. They look like they were made in the White House basement bunker. This is the best they can do? “I’m
Image by Jim Bourg, Reuters, Editor’s note: The following is adapted and updated from “Biden just laid out his plan for coronavirus. We may end up needing it”. Biden’s plan to combat COVID-19 Over the past few months, Joe Biden has talked regularly about the coronavirus pandemic, both to criticize President Trump’s handling of the crisis and
Preserving the American Dream by Linda Porterfield, Charlotte County Dems writer We are attacked for not wearing or wearing masks, violating or supporting social distance guidelines, protecting or destroying confederate monuments, and protesting or upholding the status quo regarding many of the controversial issues on the political agenda this election season. Verbal harassment fueled by