Paul Manafort found guilty of bank and tax fraud
Manafort faces a maximum of 80 years in prison for his recent conviction.
With sixteen ‘guilty’ verdicts all in a row, hundreds of thousands ready to hit...
"Manafort could spend the rest of his life in jail, and Cohen could be headed there too. This raises the threat that Trump will try to pardon his way to obstruction of justice. If he does, we will take to the streets."
Memo to the press (or how to cover Trump without Trump covering you)
Stop treating Trump’s tweets as news. They’re not news; they’re his gut feelings at the moment.
Paul Manafort guilty on eight of 18 charges
The government alleged Manafort "hid income from foreign consulting from the IRS" and later "lied to banks to qualify for loans to sustain his lavish lifestyle."
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 21
Microplastics in beer, CNN "fact check" on Medicare for All is bogus, ZInke caught red handed trying to sell off public lands, and more.
TSA’s ‘Quiet Skies’ surveillance program receives backlash, DHS to further review program’s legality
The surveillance program has air marshals following passengers and recording their behaviors and any other observations providing minute-by-minute updates for reports, which are sent directly to TSA.
Donald Trump: Weapon of mass distraction
Donald Trump is not only the perfect vehicle to shred regulations, he’s also a powerful distraction from the ongoing for-profit war against nature itself.
Six potential lessons from our most debased presidency
To restore America, we need both vilify Trump for what he is – and defy his gang – but also reluctantly face how epic excesses clarity our moral, intellectual and political choices.
Musk, Trump, and the second Gilded Age
Will their audacity and excesses usher in a second progressive era?
Horror at TX detention center: ICE guards separate fathers & sons after they had...
Authorities appear to have reseparated the parents and sons as retaliation for organizing a nonviolent protest.