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The Commoner Call (1/30/170 In an expression of Trumpian arrogance, xenophobia and racism, the White House website abruptly removed the Spanish version of the White House website. But not to fear, a  Commoner Call reader sent the link below which was done by her son, George Conard, which not only restores the Spanish version of our White House website but also includes translations in eight other languages! What a wonderful act of citizen defiance, initiative and true national values. Thanks, George! Link to White House Translated   *****   Trump’s Sanctuary Cities Plan Is Straight Out Of Breitbart, Radical Right…

Compromise Doesn’t Work With Our Political Opponents. When Will We Learn? By Chelsea E. Manning The Guardian (1/25/17) …The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama’s legacy: do not start off with a compromise. They won’t meet you in the middle. Instead, what we need is an unapologetic progressive leader. We need someone who is unafraid to be criticized, since you will inevitably be criticized. We need someone willing to face all of the vitriol, hatred and dogged determination of those opposed to us. Our opponents will not support us nor will they stop thwarting the march toward a…

I  read your issue of The Commoner Call [1/23/17] last night. I’m still furious!  If you are so concerned about progressive values and concerned about restoring and moving ahead with progressive programs, why the hell are you beating up on Barack Obama?  Why aren’t you trumpeting the fact that the nation just reached the longest consecutive job growth in history-(78 years statistic has been recorded) , the auto industry and all feeder industries were saved, many more people are now insured?   Why aren’t you beating up on Trump’s cabinet nominees, or the deletion of climate change  references on state and…

(Commoner Call & Lines of Resistance cartoon by Mark L. Taylor, 2017. Open source and free to use with link to www.thecommonercall.org )

All photos by Mike Olson and special to The Commoner Call, 2017. By Mike Olson The Commoner Call (1/23/17) Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca Mexico – This gathering was called Women’s March In Solidarity With The Women In Washington D.C. Protests are not allowed by foreigners here but demonstrations by residents are common. We marched from Templo de Santo Domingo to the Catedral de Nuestra Senora De La Asuncion which is on the Zocolo here in Oaxaca. Crowd estimates vary but this observer estimates 450 people.  A number of residents joined the march which had little publicity apart from the expat and long-term visitor…

Hey Mark,   What’s with all the white men references in your lead article (four times, including the title) [“In This Era Of Intolerance White Men Of Conscience Have A Special Duty To Speak Out Against Hate”, 1/20/17]?  Are you suggesting that white women do not have a “special duty” to speak out?  I found your piece very disconcertingly like a call to action from a men-only club. Carol Dagnon Editor’s Reply: Oh, no, it’s a time for all people – no matter their racial or ethnic background – to get active and speak out. It is just that I do believe…

The Wisconsin Voter ID voter suppression law, is one of the worst affronts to the foundation of our Democracy in this state’s history.  Why are people just accepting this abomination of a law? They don’t have to.  You don’t have to. There is a way to object to it, and show your objection at the polls.  Yes, it means you will have to step out of your comfort zone, and it may even require you to make the poll workers do a little more work, and the clerks to do the hard thing, not the easy thing.  It will do…