Independent impeachment & emoluments scrutiny essential—or Trump II looms
Until strict categories about impeachment or emoluments, let alone lying, are enacted, with strong penalties levied by independent commissions, the uncivilized barbarians among us will wreck havoc.
‘Worst-of-its-kind:’ Alabama abortion ban could punish providers with 99 years in prison
“It’s time to listen to women, not punish us for trying to make critical decisions about our own families and our own lives.”
Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too
North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don’t receive the scrutiny they deserve.
New bill that would effectively ban TikTok in US passes House
The bill would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless the social media platform's parent company, ByteDance, divests its holdings.
More than ever, Trump’s most effective campaign ally is Joe Biden
For progressives, the task should be clear: Join with other political forces to insist that Biden voluntarily become a one-term president.
10 ways to be prepared and grounded if Trump wins
It’s important we squarely face the possibility of a Trump victory and what we’d have to do about it.
Trump’s appointment of fracking CEO Chris Wright to lead Department of Energy sparks environmental...
Environmental advocates sound the alarm as President-elect Trump nominates Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright, a staunch fossil fuel supporter, to lead the Department of Energy.
Is the People’s Party moving?
We progressives cannot just sit there. We need to organize, and do it now, in order to be ready for whatever comes our way.
Tax the rich? We did that once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
Will Gov. Snyder be next to be charged over poisoning of Flint’s water supply?
The Flint water crisis began when unelected emergency manager Darnell Earley, appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, switched the source of the city’s drinking water from the Detroit system to the corrosive Flint River.