Mike Kuhlenbeck
Mike Kuhlenbeck is a journalist and National Writers Union UAW Local 1981/AFL-CIO member based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Posts by Mike Kuhlenbeck
A Payout for All Their Houses
THE ADMINISTRATION of President Donald Trump has failed to halt the spread of the coronavirus or come to the aid of Americans falling ill... Read More
COVID-19 Relief, Church Bailouts, and Cronyism under Trump
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the US Treasury have released data confirming that millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds have been channeled... Read More
Unprecedented and Unconstitutional: The Government Bailout of Religion during a Pandemic
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been criticized for not doing enough to help working class and poor Americans, instead... Read More
Dreams of Dictatorship and the Nightmare of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
THE 2018 ELECTION of Far-Right politician Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency shook the Federative Republic of Brazil and rippled across the globe in a... Read More
Theocratic Mercenary Erik Prince and the Christian Right
President Donald Trump’s election allowed the Christian right to achieve a new level of domination in the US government. Since the 1960s, the Christian... Read More
Christian Hegemony in the Age of Trump
THE PRAYERS of the religious right appeared to have been answered on Election Day when Donald Trump, who vowed to defend “our Christian heritage,”... Read More
The Humanist Challenge to the Sainthood of Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa is now known worldwide as “St. Teresa of Calcutta” after being canonized by the Catholic Church on September 4 in Rome. Her... Read More