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Don’t fear socialism

I’ve always been perplexed by people who make an enemy out of socialism. What is socialism but the guarantee of essential services and protections for oppressed peoples? For example, who can genuinely be angry with rent stabilization policies besides a landlord who doesn’t want to give their tenants a fair deal? Beyond rent stabilization, policies pursuing free and equal education, housing, jobs, and peace doesn’t sound like some hellscape, but rather pursuing a better American society. The Republican establishment, of which Donald Trump is the ringleader, is just tricking you ...

Rule of law a bedrock principle

To the Journal editor: In the United States of America, we have a principal that has held us together as a nation since 1788 when our Constitution was ratified. This is the rule of law. This means that everyone, including the president, is accountable to the Constitution; laws duly enacted by state and local governments; and orders issued by the courts. Our Constitution, laws and courts are, like anything else, produced by humans and are not always perfect. However, their goal has always been to provide for our well-being and to promote justice. Until recently, this has been something ...

Neighbors helping neighbors

To the Journal editor: Messiah Lutheran Church has maintained a Community Assistance Fund for several years and as the needs in our community grow, so does the need for growing this fund. This year, we will exceed $50,000 contributed to help over 320 families. The majority of this funding comes from our Giving Tuesday event. We invite our caring Marquette community to join us on Dec. 2 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to help  us help our neighbors by making a contribution. Food, fellowship and a chance to win raffle prizes are on the agenda. All are welcome.

Bergman support needed in HR

To the Journal editor: With the swearing in of U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Arizona, on Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives was able to vote on the discharge petition of the Jeffrey Epstein files. This petition directs the Department of Justice to release the unclassified records in their possession that relate to Jeffery Epstein. All of the Democratic representatives in the House, along with four Republicans, voted to release these files. A name missing on the vote to release the files was Jack Bergman. Anyone reading this that has a mother, has a sister, wife or daughter ...

Shutdown winners, losers

Democrats seem to be furious that eight senators “caved” and ended the shutdown. I’m not upset about what they did. The people who bore the cost of the shutdown were primarily the poor and those employees forced to work without pay. Shutdowns usually boomerang on the party that initiates them and the Democrats were fortunate that it did not happen this time, at least not yet. The benefit to the party was that the cost of health care insurance became raised and should remain a major influence in the mid-term elections next year. That has to make Republicans nervous. The ...

Recent election news offers hope for people in U.P.

Democrats won big (one week ago) Tuesday, in favor of moderate Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey, in favor of new congresional districts in Caifornia and in favor of Zohran Mamdani for the mayor of New York City. Mamdani's campaign excited young people who have lost hope and that is a good sign for the future, not just in New York but in Michigan as well. The people who voted Democratic (one week ago) Tuesday, like the people in the Upper Peninsula, are insecure about the future with President Trump's policies, policies that have caused the cost of living to increase, ...