Confessions of a besieged Trumper
Only patriots with righteous causes/ Defy bad laws, like daring outlaws.
If the Trump revolution is possible, so is a progressive one
The increased tempo of the GOP's snatch and grab in recent days suggests that they're feeling a certain desperation.
Roman oligarchs avoided tax liability and restrictions on land size
The oligarchic tradition of land-grabbing and tax dodging goes back centuries.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Sanders rips Trump on Helsinki remarks, Mueller seeks immunity for 5 mystery witnesses, net neutrality defenders declare a win, and more.
Pope goes electric, sets example for world leaders
“Humanity is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warming or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it.”
‘What are they hiding?:’ Kavanaugh confirmation hearings begin despite suppression of 100K documents
Critics warn his confirmation could lead to major rollbacks of civil rights, environmental regulations, gun control measures, voting rights and reproductive rights, including possibly overturning Roe v. Wade.
Medicare For All favored by a majority of Republicans new poll shows
"As Donald Trump and Republicans have stepped up attacks on Medicare for All, their own party has embraced the policy."
UN overwhelmingly votes for resolution denouncing 58-year U.S. embargo against Cuba
The two nations to vote against it were the U.S. and its ally, Israel, while Ukraine and Moldova simply did not vote.
CEOs Call for Wage Increases for Workers! What’s the Catch?
The powerful peers of the corporate plutocracy are frightened by wealth inequality happening in America. While many are looking to fix it, their concern is not driven by moral outrage at the injustice, but rather by self-interest.
Trump says Republicans lost at midterms because people put on disguises to vote illegally
"If you buy a box of cereal - you have a voter ID."