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Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds from our Members

IN-SLWM members and Steering Committee members often write Letters to the Editor (LTEs)  and longer columns (op-eds) for our local papers which can also be shared nationally through the syndicating organization PeaceVoice. To join the team, please contact us here.

PLEASE NOTE The opinions expressed in these posts are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western Mass.

  • The Morbid Decline of the Republican Party

    The Morbid Decline of the Republican Party is real. When Dick Cheney, one of the key architects of the colossal moral failure of going to war in Iraq, states that he no longer recognizes the Republican Party, it’s clear that the U.S. is in Serious trouble. One of the main reasons the Republican Party is…

  • “Moms for Liberty” and Book Banning

    Over the summer, I have been encouraged to see our local independent bookstores display “banned books,” so I was heartened by the idea that the Northampton area chapter of the League of Women Voters will include a special banned books section in its annual book sale on Sept. 30 Although this corner of Massachusetts has…

  • Joe Biden is a great president. Let’s give him the credit he deserves and re-elect him

    I am writing to express my admiration for President Joe Biden. He deserves a great deal of credit for saving our democracy, growing our economy, controlling covid, passing laws to help the climate crisis, protecting womens’ rights, and healing America. Despite his mild-mannered leadership, Biden is making America great in many ways. I like living…

  • Money, the Second Amendment and A Westford Bylaw

    In my opinion, the NRA, the Supreme Court and federal courts have championed the idea that gun control legislation is a violation of Second Amendment rights because of money.  The influence of lobby money and “charitable” law school donations by those who profit from firearm sales shapes law school curricula, the lawyers and judges they…

  • President Joe Biden Accomplishments are huge

    I like Joe Biden as president. He is politically savvy, intelligent, and wise. He understands his job and does not let his ego interfere with his goals. He has battled Big Pharma to decrease prices making pharmaceuticals like insulin more affordable. Jobs have increased during Biden’s presidency. Unemployment has gone from 6.3% when he took…