Politics

I begin my column with the profound words from the great anti-empire documentarian Paul Edwards, at the end of his fine new...

In the latest chapter in ongoing litigation, the private equity fund that bought what used to be called the Trump Ocean Club claims the Trump entities pocketed money that should have gone to the Panamanian government.

"In my view, we will not defeat Donald Trump unless we bring excitement and energy into the campaign, and unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote, and a reason to believe that politics is relevant to their lives."

For voters who believed electing a rich man would refill emptied savings accounts.

In short, there are potent Constitutional grounds to impeach Trump for climate terrorism, and doing so would forcefully deter any Republican “rightist revolutionary” from pursuing similar ecocidal policies.

"This is how the GOP retaliates against the people who educate our children."

The public is more aware of partisan gerrymandering than ever – and less supportive of it.

While dodging an overt clash for now, Biden is on a collision course with grassroots Democrats across the country who are learning more about his actual record and don’t like it.

Will the American people, becoming fully aware of all the elements of this impeachment process and the extensive evidence presented, then stand by and support Democrats and also castigate Republicans for their disloyalty to their country?

This undercount could affect everything from the redrawing of congressional maps to the allocation of federal funding.