Republicans screw themselves: Damned if they do, damned if they don’t!
With modest audacity, I project February 2020 could in a few years represent the peak of national Republican power.
Trump order to crush federal unions faces rare bipartisan revolt in the House
House members force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after Trump ended collective bargaining rights for nearly one million federal employees.
Hype about Democrats passing the torch: Don’t get fooled again
While Pelosi quickly endorsed Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to replace her as leader, an overall closer look reveals a problematic record.
A former EPA adviser on how to push for environmental justice under Trump
“In our country there are two things that move policy. One is money. The other is the power of people.”
The troubling rise of vaccine nationalism
“No one should be blocked from getting a life-saving vaccine because of the country they live in or the amount of money in their pocket."
Will Biden be a rerun of 2016 tragedy?
As a throwback to the Clintonite 1990s, Biden says he feels the pain of victims but won’t name many villains.
Trump lies as global warming’s victims die
The Trump administration's lies about climate change are having real impacts today.
Most Americans are getting poorer. How “health care for the rich” is killing many...
The merciless attacks on low-income health care programs effectively condemn thousands of people to an early death.
What is the major issue in the 2020 election?
"Do the wealthy contend that their excess wealth is needed by the economy?"
Five things the shutdown shows us about 2019
This Trump-created crisis and the standoff that ensued give us an early indication of how little the Democratic Party as a whole has changed.