The Lady and the Trump Impressions on the 1st Presidential Debate
Maybe the lesson that should be taken from this debate is that if these two deeply flawed candidates were really the best the two party system could muster, it’s about time the American left started building better options.
Trump rushed to reopen America. Now COVID is closing in on him
What is Trump and the GOP’s response to this looming catastrophe? Nothing.
A government that has plunged this country into a state of regression
It is entirely possible that the process has now gone too far and cannot be reversed.
Is Trump a traitor?
Never before has a President of the United States so brazenly sided with a ruthless dictator intent on destroying American democracy.
Trump and Haley claim to have negotiated $285M cut in UN’s budget
There’s nothing wrong with increasing efficiency and eliminating waste at the U.N., but it’s crucial that we don’t curtail the U.N.’s ability to save the lives of men, women and children worldwide.
Trump threatens sanctuary cities with more undocumented immigrants; politicians welcome his plan
"Let's not concede that having refugees in our cities is something to be threatened by."
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 17, 2018
Words from the Unite the Right organizer, Trump's military parade is costing millions, Glyphosate found in popular children's foods, and more.
Why we need sanctuary states
California’s law limits the authority of state and local law enforcers to communicate with federal immigration authorities, and prevents officers from questioning or holding people depending on their immigration status or immigration violations.
Homelessness Soaring in the UK As People Can No Longer Afford To Pay Rent
One in five renters in Britain could not afford to pay January’s rent out of their normal salary and were forced to resort to credit cards, loans, overdrafts, pay day loans and borrowing from friends and family in order to pay housing costs.
Wagging the dog? America and the UK respond to the crisis in Ukraine
Likely the best way to understand the reaction of the U.S., UK and other English speaking countries to the latest ‘crisis’ in the Ukraine is that there is, as always, plenty of money to be made out of it.