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Karen Garcia

Karen Garcia blogs at Sardonicky.

Truthout
Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Karen Garcia
A child wearing a bonnet sadly sits on a couch
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Capitalism Is Dooming Kids With Curable Cancers

Medicare for All is our only ethical choice.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
October 16, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren speaks to members of the press in a darkened room, debate
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Warren’s Social Security Reform Is Not as Ambitious as Sanders’s

Sanders demands that billionaires pay more while Warren politely asks them to contribute a fair share.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
September 13, 2019
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House Speaker Nacy Pelosi shakes Donald Trump's hand while grinning
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Trump-Pelosi Deal Raises Debt Limit, But Protects War Machine, Hyde Amendment

A secret and hasty deal is evidence that bipartisanship is the exact opposite of social and economic justice.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
July 24, 2019
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Joe Biden is seen through the viewfinder of a camera
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Biden Can Run for President, But He Can’t Hide From His Record

Biden is acting more like former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton every day.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
June 12, 2019
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stands at a podium
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Nancy Pelosi’s “Winning” Strategy Is to Appease Centrists

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells The New York Times that the way to beat Trump is to be more friendly to “centrists.”
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
May 6, 2019
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Former President Barack Obama speaks in a town hall-styled session in Berlin, Germany. 
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Obama Pushes Neoliberal Myths on Health Care at Fundraiser

Both of our establishment political parties are scared to death of social democracy and working-class revolts.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
April 9, 2019
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) participates in a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Paygo Rule Attempts to Make Progressive Policies a No-Go

The Paygo rule signals the return of Obama-era austerity politics that paved the way for the Trump.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
January 5, 2019
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Review
Politics & Elections

“American Nightmare” Is an Antidote to Misguided Faith in Liberal Politics

Cultural critic Henry Giroux thinks that with education and organization, we might still overthrow neoliberal fascism.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
November 28, 2018
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Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

The Hypocrisy of the Democrats’ Sit-In Stunt

It’s an election year, and the Democrats need a new fundraising peg.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
June 26, 2016
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Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Atlantic Drilling on Hold, but Seismic Blast Testing to Proceed

President Obama put a five-year kibosh on oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic, but the ocean still isn’t safe for marine life.
by
Karen Garcia,
Sardonicky
March 31, 2016
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