Trump’s EPA pick slapped with lawsuit as hundreds demand the Senate reject his nomination
Pruitt has a history of suing the EPA, is a strong supporter of federalism and has made no move to address pollution or environmental justice for his home state.
High taxes – And the Reagan response
“I would suggest going back to our older society by raising taxes on the rich and enforcing anti-trust laws.”
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 12, 2018
"Papa" John is at it again, activists raise money to post bond for detained immigrants, Hawaii Supreme Court rules against anti-LGBTQ hate group, and more.
Will Trump resign — refuse nomination, or face tar and feathers?
Even without more likely incriminating evidence, everything Trump does and says from now on will amplify the growing national consensus here is the King of Presidential Corruption.
‘The right to do whatever I want as president’
The Senate’s failure to convict the president will only confirm his conception of his office as a seat of absolute power (which, as we’ve been told, “corrupts absolutely”).
A new Supreme Court nominee before the election may spark a crisis of legitimacy
If the institutions of government are deemed illegitimate, preserving democracy may well be left to the people demanding justice.
What would it take for military spending in America to go down?
We have become George Orwell’s Oceania, where war is peace, surveillance is privacy, and censorship is free speech.
Time To Stop The Next War Now
The country must show it is ready to oppose the next war and the Armageddon that it threatens.
Bernie Sanders proposal for $2 trillion coronavirus emergency plan includes $2,000 direct monthly payments...
"We must guarantee that everyone who needs care can get it for free, ensure that all workers continue to receive paychecks so they can make ends meet, and stop giant corporations and Wall Street from profiting off the outbreak."
The surprising pervasiveness of American arrogance
We Americans are all beneficiaries of exceptionalism, even those of us who decry its corrosive impact.