Trumping Europe? Steve Bannon’s manufactured ‘movement’
The new reality is that progressives, here in North America as in Europe, must fight on two fronts simultaneously.
‘Pathetic’: Congress passes COVID relief bill with billions in gifts for the wealthy, $600...
"I have watched as many of my colleagues rush to provide billions to corporations and wealthy individuals, while admonishing the needs of the majority of families."
National Liberal Groups to Push ‘Record’ Number of 2016 Ballot Measures
This year, national liberal groups are pushing ballot measures to tackle issues, such as gun control, marijuana legalization and increasing the minimum wage, that prove popular in polls but that politicians have generally avoided.
Trump administration halted lawsuits targeting civil rights abuses of prisoners and mentally ill people
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive group homes. Both cases are now on hold.
Four Secret Service Assistant Directors Demoted Amid Scandals
Although acting Director Joseph Clancy demoted four assistant directors, they are now free to resign or report for new assignments within the Secret Service or its parent agency, DHS. Has the Secret Service suffered from a lack of leadership?
Like Biden’s bold moves on government spending? Thank social movements.
In spite of the rising popularity of concepts such as the “Overton Window,” the importance of grassroots organizing is still being underestimated.
Bernie 2020 campaign has corporate Democrats running scared
We’re supposed to believe that candidates who’ve adjusted their sails to the latest political wind are just as good as the candidate who generated the wind in the first place.
The U.S. Is Downright Weird When It Comes to Firearms
Do hunters really need semi-automatic AR-15 assault weapons? Is that how they roll in deer season? The US public doesn’t think so.
California puts forth plan to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The plan would mandate that 35 percent of new cars sold in California be either battery- or hydrogen-powered by 2026, which would push the state towards its goal.
Ugly Trump endgame: Indictments galore = fear and trembling, then plea bargains, large fines,...
What more do we (or prosecutors) have to know to understand only the strongest penalties curb the madness jeopardizing our elections?