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Bob Sheak
Bob Sheak, who lives just outside of Athens, Ohio, is an emeritus professor of sociology at Ohio University.
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Trump Unsurprisingly Prefers Billionaires to Workers
Trump favors corporations over workers. This is one influence that shapes the policies of Trump and his administration. Although it has a profound influence on what Trump does, it is not original with him. It is part of a Republican Party bias that extends back to the Gilded Age and the…
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The Separation of Children During Trump’s Two Presidential Terms
IntroductionThis post offers a position against Trump and his administration policies during his first and second presidential terms of authorizing the separation of children from their families and treating them in abhorrent ways. It’s part of their efforts to deport immigrants and the promises…
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Trump wants more nuclear weapons and protection against them
Chris Walker reports on “Trump’s Push to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing Rests on Falsehoods,” November 3, 2025 (https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-push-to-resume-nuclear-weapons-testing-rests-on-falsehoods). Walker is a news writer at Truthout, and is based out of Madison, Wisconsin.…
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Trump’s dubious claim for compensation
The Washington Post quoted Trump on Tuesday, Oct. 21, that “the federalgovernment owes him ‘a lot of money’ for prior Justice Department investigationsinto his actions and insisted he would have the ultimate say on any payout becauseany decision will ‘have to go across my desk’”. The implicationis…