What’s Wrong With Hillary?
The Clinton so many people seem to distrust has been shaped in large part by the media who cover her – and the image she has had to create in self-defense.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave her position as White House press secretary
Sanders, 36, was part of the Trump campaign and then moved into the principal deputy press secretary role in the White House before being elevated to her current position.
NOAA directed staffers not to contradict Trump on misleading Dorian claims
“The job just got harder because of this issue.”
Putin proposes, Trump disposes
Since the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia have experienced unexpected reversals in fortune. Are we next in line for post-imperial decline?
Progressive Briefing for Friday, June 29, 2018
#WomensMarch marches against Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, Nestlé continues to take California water, the Koch brothers plan for the next Supreme Court justice, and more.
It’s the base, stupid! – the know-nothing swamp drives toxic politics
We can’t have a know-nothing president without an ongoing know-nothing base. The "other swamp" is a multitude willing to forego life-improving deliverables for endless, smoke and mirror wedge distractions.
Trump Economic Adviser “Pushing” for Climate Denier and Fossil Fuel Apologist to Head EPA
If Trump wins in November, will his climate and energy team wipe out any U.S. progress on the ever-worsening global climate crisis?
Federal judge: FBI can keep secret rules on warrantless espionage of reporters
“Whether it’s the Obama administration or the Trump administration, the government should not be able to keep its rules for spying on journalists without a court order secret.”
Blue-state Bernie and the DNC’s Plutocratic “Victory” Rules
“DNC rule changes could determine the presidential candidate by relegating Clinton's ‘victories’ back to the plutocratic mire where they originated.”
Trump’s nuclear dreams
Nightmares past and present.