Editorial: Policy and your pocketbook — War in Iran cost you $441 in just six months, Trump’s cuts to clean energy cost you more

“The folks at Energy Innovation estimate Trump’s energy policy since his second term will increase costs for the average American household by $460 per household in 2035.”

“If we believed our Latino neighbors were our equals . . . we would see the link between the crimes against humanity witnessed 500 years ago by Bartolomeo de las Casas and the arbitrary seizure and detention of people from within our communities today.”

Three local seniors regularly involved in anti-Trump protests had different takes on why different generations are missing from the demonstrations.

“Americans in every state were happy to celebrate the country; not so much Mr. Trump.”

“What was the tipping point that turned colonists into rebels and protest into violent revolution?”

“For much of this rainy June I’ve been out-of-state on family affairs … What I didn’t miss was the mayhem of the news cycle.”

Dylan’s lyrics remind listeners that you don’t need an expert or specialist to reveal the obvious.

Sometimes it feels like we are being sprayed daily by a firehose of corruption, lies, incompetence, cruelty, rule-breaking, ignorance and delusion by President Trump and his administration. It is exhausting. It is also important to keep speaking up and re … (read more)

There is little, if any, evidence supporting Trump’s lawsuit claims that he and/or his family were unfairly targeted by government investigations or prosecutions.

We’re sharing widely recognized warning signs scholars and historians use when studying authoritarian systems because democracies don’t disappear overnight.

“Trump’s view restricts and narrows the potential benefits, both economic and societal, of treating everyone as equals.”

The Vermont Democrat met with Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) staff and volunteers to discuss how food insecurity is affecting the area.

“For Trump, (diplomacy and consensus) are for suckers.” — Sen. Welch

From the beginning of Trump’s second term to the present, the subversion of the rule of law, and our institutions and norms have become increasingly worse.

The Trump administration is trying its hardest to gut environmental protections.