Profiles in pusillanimity
Getting honest uncorrupted replacements is a two-year priority if we hope to get some of the moral compass corrected in our national politics.
Charles Koch’s political operation readies for 2020 election: New PAC report
AFP's money comes from Koch Family Foundations and donor conduits like DonorsTrust, the Koch political network's dark money ATM.
Redefining alliance: Sanders urges Biden to reconsider Israel aid amid Gaza crisis
This move by Sanders comes amidst a period of heightened tension and a reassessment of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
When and how do reluctant Dems ‘Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war-like...
Trumpism will push all limits until stopped by a greater coalition, like 200 judicial rebukes and a political surge no amateur insurrectionists can deny. We need far more than Dem mice that roar but don’t bite.
Epa data: Under Trump, a sharp increase in unhealthy air in big cities
The number of unhealthy air days in nearly three dozen cities soared in the first two years of the Trump administration, according...
How two common medications became one $455 million specialty pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered another reason Americans pay too much for health care.
Trump: The Party Divider, Unifying Everyone Else
Trump like none before unites by being ferociously, obnoxiously divisive. Intended or not, this narcissistic bully is doing his damnedest to overcome entrenched, party divisions we thought fixed in stone.
SCOTUS: Okay for debt collectors to hound people, even after statute of limitations expires
“The result is that debt buyers have won ‘billions of dollars in default judgments’ simply by filing suit and betting that consumers will lack the resources to respond.”
House Democrats support trade group bailout under new Paycheck Protection Program
The bill, with 54 Democratic co-sponsor, would change the eligibility standards allowing lobbying forces, with 300 or fewer employees, a piece of the next round government of stimulus.
Let’s Learn From Australia: Semi-Automatic Weapons Bans Work
We need a ban on semi-automatic guns, which are no more than weapons of mass destruction designed to efficiently kill as many people as possible.