
Articles by martyhitt


Another day of infamy
Raant Feb. 12, 2025 Today’s top stories: 1. CNN: USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency 2. AP: Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to reinstate spending freezes […]



Request from CFT on AB 1705
Due to the drastic differences in implementation and outcomes this legislation has created, CFT would like some statewide data or survey on the statewide outcomes of this legislation at this point. This can help guide […]

Trump returns to cold war repression
“In 1950, Nevada Democratic Senator Pat McCarran said he wanted to save the United States from communism and “Jewish interests.” His solution was passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, known as the […]

Trump rolling back civil rights
Not content with trashing federal workers’ rights, Republican President Donald Trump—who as a young New York developer violated federal fair and open housing laws—wants to roll back the civil rights revolution, too. Not only that, […]

Check out Bernie
“What really struck me, however, is not what he said, which was not surprising given his general rhetoric – but what he didn’t say. The simple truth is that Donald Trump gave a major speech, […]

Inaugural Day Fact Check
a quick reminder to not believe Trump’s lies, but to instead look to his actions. Donald Trump’s inaugural rhetoric may sound like a call for unity, but his record and actions tell a very different […]

Trump versus the US Constitution
Trump is willing to directly violate the US Constitution. We must not allow that to happen. We need to help finance the fight by contributing to the ACLU and other legal fighters. Here are the […]