Trump’s deportation dragnet should be called out for its cruelty

Even some South Texas Republicans are pushing back at the roundups, which aren’t just capturing criminals but people who pose no safety threat.

by Kevin Sanchez June 27, 2025July 30, 2025

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Bad Takes: San Antonio leaders should crack down on wage theft as Congress squeezes working class

Wage theft steals more from working people than any other crime in the U.S., according to one analysis.

by Kevin Sanchez June 18, 2025August 5, 2025

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Bad Takes: Gina Ortiz Jones is a better choice for San Antonio, but she can’t go it alone

The mayoral race has taken a turn for the nasty, which has shown Rolando Pablos’ true colors.

by Kevin Sanchez June 1, 2025July 17, 2025

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Bad Takes: Trump’s cuts to federal weather agencies setting us up for a perfect storm

The consequences are far more dire than leaving home without your umbrella.

by Kevin Sanchez May 16, 2025July 17, 2025

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Bad Takes: No, John Courage, homelessness isn’t ‘very easy’

The San Antonio councilman last month suggested being homeless was easy, adding ‘you just sleep out on the streets.’

by Kevin Sanchez April 30, 2025July 29, 2025

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Bad Takes: Are there (gasp!) some Trump administration proposals that make sense?

Against the grain of chaos and outrage inspired by the current administration, it’s worth asking which of its reforms actually are worth keeping.

by Kevin Sanchez March 29, 2025May 10, 2025

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Bad Takes: The Trump GOP’s vilification of government workers is an old and familiar game

So much for the notion Trump is a champion of working people. Especially if they happen to be civil servants.

by Kevin Sanchez March 14, 2025August 5, 2025

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Bad Takes: Whether from right or left, militant protest deserves mercy, not mass incarceration

It’s unlikely conservatives will scrape either the ‘Trump 2024’ or the ‘Back the Blue’ stickers off their cars following the president’s pardon.

by Kevin Sanchez February 7, 2025June 27, 2025

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Texas’ whitewashing of slavery in the school curriculum is a disservice to future generations

Maybe our nation’s original sin was the sin of omission.

by Kevin Sanchez January 25, 2025July 23, 2025

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Bad Takes: Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s defense of San Antonio’s failure to aid poorest residents flunks the test

Nirenberg’s progressive grandstanding has frequently stood in contrast with the city’s less-than-inspiring governance.

by Kevin Sanchez January 15, 2025May 19, 2025

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Bad Takes: Texas’ right-wing extremism is driving away smart folks the state needs

Expect the brain drain to continue as the Lone Star State leans further to the right.

by Kevin Sanchez January 3, 2025July 31, 2025

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Bad Takes: Apps like Nextdoor aren’t making us more neighborly but more paranoid

The loss of a sense of community can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

by Kevin Sanchez December 14, 2024July 22, 2025

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Bad Takes: Let’s stop with the myth that working class voters handed Trump the election

Those ‘most enthralled with Donald Trump were not at the very bottom,’ but rather ‘the elite of the left-behind.’

by Kevin Sanchez December 9, 2024July 29, 2025

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Bad Takes: Both political parties are too beholden to wealthy donors to enact real reforms

Neither Democrats nor the incoming Trump administration are willing to threaten the economic status quo.

by Kevin Sanchez November 27, 2024January 3, 2025

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Bad Takes: It’s time to stop making self-serving excuses for not moving away from fossil fuels

Increasing evidence shows fracking results in the release of harmful chemicals and an uptick in earthquakes.

by Kevin Sanchez November 20, 2024March 4, 2025

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Bad Takes: From deportations to tariffs, Trump’s policies would crater the economy

Trump is offering up a perfect storm of fiscal calamity for everyone but the super-rich.

by Kevin Sanchez October 30, 2024January 30, 2025

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Bad Takes: Joe Rogan’s fawning interview with Trump was a disservice to democracy

Rogan offered no pushback as the presidential candidate repeatedly lied and offered false claims.

by Kevin Sanchez October 28, 2024June 25, 2025

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Bad Takes: Running San Antonio’s government ‘more like a business’ isn’t a smart solution

Civics and commerce aren’t the same thing, and citizens deserve to have a say.

by Kevin Sanchez October 2, 2024December 5, 2024

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Bad Takes: Texas GOP’s overzealous ‘election security’ moves are suppressing votes

The actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others are undermining trust in elections.

by Kevin Sanchez September 18, 2024April 10, 2025

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Bad Takes: Despite claims Trump is attacking the ruling class, he is the ruling class

For all his populist posturing, Don the Con is a vehicle for an economic status quo that rewards the wealthiest 1%.

by Kevin Sanchez August 21, 2024July 26, 2025