-
Still Figuring It Out
I posted on the LIO socials that I got a new full-time job and that some things would be different. I’m still…
-
“Brain Drain,” A Political Cartoon By Michael Ray
After a several-decade hiatus from cartooning and 13 years away from Louisville, Michael Ray returns to cartooning. Previously, he was published in the esteemed local alt-press, including CityPaper, MainStreet, Louisville Artist Magazine, and spent a handful of years at the University of Louisville Cardinal (starting in the mid-seventies “shudder”). He is unapologetically still a liberal…
-
Kentucky House Republicans HB 360 Is The Same Old Anti-Gay Play
Are we tired yet, Kentucky? House Republicans are playing the same old records and not giving the people anything new. HB360 is a rehash of every anti-lgbtq+, anti-drag performance bill that has come before. In fact, most of these bills across the country are copy-and-paste legislation that serve to further the culture wars of Republicans…
-
‘Nothing New Under The Sun’: A Riff About America
They don’t care. Let me repeat: They don’t care. The American machine is performing as expected, as designed. We watched the young man, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, being killed while lying face down on a sidewalk in Minneapolis. After, the chorus of voices rang out that he was legally carrying, that he was a nurse, that…
-
Kentucky Republican Revamps ‘School Choice’ Despite People’s NO Vote
Kentucky House Bill 88 is another Republican ploy to transfer public school dollars to private schools that don’t have to meet national standards or serve children equally. In 2024, Kentucky rejected Amendment 2, and despite the voice of the people being clear, state Republicans are up to their bullshit again. State House Representative TJ Roberts…
-
JCPS Budget Cuts Could Affect Mental Health Programs, Vulnerable Students
The JCPS Budget Proposal is finding enemies quickly, and there is a vote by the school board this week to move the proposal forward. Ahem, parents, guardians, and concerned citizens, this is your chance to make your voices heard. Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood’s budget proposal is trying to address the $142…
-
America ‘Runs’ Venezuela Now? Trump’s Messy New Aggression
The United States decided to attack Venezuela, kidnap its president (a complicated story), and then run the country. Sounds bonkers, but the news should be setting in by now. The issue is that this aggression by the Trump administration, while on the surface remedying the issue of a dictatorial regime in Nicolás Maduro’s government, is setting…
-
Kentucky Data Shows Children And Elderly Hurt The Most By The Loss Of SNAP Food Benefits
Regardless of personal feelings about people who use government assistance, the data is clear. The majority of people who use supplemental help are children or those over 60 and are considered elderly. SNAP is not a program that gives free money to people without need. It is not giving money to people who are not…
-
No Winners Here: How The Killing Of Charlie Kirk Could Save America From Itself
This editorial comes after the death of right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk. This is not an endorsement of violence against people who say dangerous things. It is also absolutely not a celebration of his death. It is an observation that there is a lesson I sincerely hope America learns, before Kirk’s headlines become those of another.…
-
Does The Carpet Match The Drapes: Cue Political Nonsense
There is a great deal happening in American politics, both at the federal level and at the state level. I’m not sure about other writers, but my spirit is exhausted, and most of the time I can’t pull it together to address all of the shit that’s happening around me. Someone has to say something,…
-
‘One-Day Sentence’ For Brett Hankison In Breonna Taylor Case Underscores American Fetish For Injustice
The Department of Justice suggested a one-day prison sentence for Brett Hankinson, a former LMPD officer implicated in the Breonna Taylor case. Hankison fired his weapon recklessly into Taylor’s home at least 10 times. The family of Taylor has expressed heartbreak over the DOJ’s statement, and others, including Metro Council member Shameka Parrish-Wright, the Urban…