The Mueller report’s findings and the special counsel’s deferral to Congress increase pressure on Democrats and 2020 presidential candidates from the party’s left flank. Source: Trump’s efforts to obstruct were clear, Democrats say, but question of impeachment isn’t Yes, there is an election in 18 months, but Democrats’ weakness on impeaching Trump is irresponsible. […]
MoreWelcome to the new “imperial Presidency.” Greetings, to the new Republican Party–the party of Richard M. Nixon.
MoreMasterfully crafted commentaries on our lives in the 1970s are no less insightful and true when taken in today’s context. The lyrics of “Love’s in Need of Love Today,” speak poignantly of hatred and division and the existential threat they pose.
MoreRecall the early days of Greitens’ governorship. He was hobnobbing with Trump on a regular basis. What was that about? It seems that it may have been about learning the ins and outs of scamming the public from the master “scammer-in-chief,” Donald Trump.
MoreTrump and Iran. Deja vu. George W. Bush, Cheney, Powell and fake Iraq WMD all over again. Trump wants to create a war to make him look and feel like a strongman leader. Bolton is his Cheney. #WarwithIran #ThisIsNotADrill #StopTrump #NoMiteWars
MoreThere is no disputing the unparalleled political and policy credentials of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Both men have much to offer the American people and the Democratic Party–but not at the top of the ticket. Individually each possess formidable knowledge, experience, campaign and institutional savvy. Taken together they would constitute nothing short of a […]
MoreAn Amazon-owned firm is hiring editors to push local crime news to its users. Is this journalism? I say not. Yes, there is legitimate reason to be concerned about crime. Yes, covering crime is a central theme in covering local news. It is important but this is not that. This to me is more a […]
MoreI can no longer assure my daughters that violence won’t enter our family’s spaces. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/poway-synagogue-shooting-makes-me-fear-my-family/588355/ #TerrorInTheAgeOfTrump
MoreA nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction to work for free for some of the biggest companies in America, likely in violation of federal labor law. The Cenikor Foundation has dispatched tens of thousands of patients to work without pay at more than 300 for-profit companies […]
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