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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.

  • This lawsuit isn’t about mifepristone – it’s about the FDA and safety of our medicines

    I am writing to express my deep concern about a recent legal case that challenges the legitimacy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This case poses a significant threat to the integrity of our drug approval process and should be addressed urgently. In April, a federal court in Texas made an unprecedented decision…

  • A Potential Solution to Help the Housing Crisis: Build More College Dorms

    I am writing to offer a new and innovative solution to address the housing crisis, particularly in college towns and cities: encouraging and assisting colleges and universities with building more dormitories to accommodate their students. With the growing demand for housing in these communities, it is essential to implement forward-looking measures to alleviate the strain…

  • Corporations Are Not People

    Delaware law is now enabling artificial entities (corporations) to infiltrate town constitutions and elections. In Newark (Delaware’s third largest city) one property manager voted 31 times in a local referendum in 2018, one vote for each of their companies.   In Seaford, HS.1 may be scheduled for a Delaware House vote in June 2023. It would…

  • Scandal in the Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court seems to pile scandals on top of scandals with no one to reign in its members.  Justice Clarence Thomas has enriched himself and his family by accepting gifts worth more than ten million dollars from rich Republican mega donors in the form of private flights, luxury yacht vacations, a bible owned by…

  • Requiem for a Healthcare non-system- America’s

    Two recent news stories got my attention. The first was about the creation of “Maternity Deserts” (60 Minutes 4/30 and others). These large areas in America totally lack maternity care and have become  more common because financial entities are closing maternity services in rural hospitals because they don’t make enough profit..  The second described for-profit…