Last Night: Lies, Price Gouging, a Howler and Deplorables
The news isn’t good but our critic is awarding more orchids than onions this cycle.
As Some Republicans Repudiate Trump, the ‘Religious Right’ Stands by Their Man
It’s not a proud day for “family values”
New Mexico House Votes to Reinstate the Death Penalty
This Republican-sponsored House Bill would authoriz the death penalty in cases involving the murder of a child or law enforcement officer.
How the President Can Curb Big Pharma Greed
Rep. Pocan’s letter urges President Obama to “use executive action and take concrete steps” to address the drug cost crisis, and lists three tools that the president can use.
The Stumpf Banking System
Wells Fargo's CEO was caught stealing from low-income bank customers, and then put the blame on low-level employees.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren: Investigate Wells Fargo Executives
“Americans are rightly frustrated when they see that justice for the wealthy and powerful is very different than justice for everybody else."
Where Is Climate Change In The Debates?
Climate change is real, and it is worsening. That it should play a central role in the U.S. elections is undebatable.
Are U.S.-Saudi Relations Finally Souring?
Pressure from human rights organizations like Oxfam to victims of the 9/11 attacks are helping erode the bond between these old political allies, but the results of this election season could squander our chance at change.
The Age of Decline, Apple Pie, and America’s Chosen Suicide Bomber
The Donald represents, as a friend of mine likes to say, the suicide bomber in us all.
Oilfield Prayer Day in Oklahoma
Perhaps it would be more prudent for Gov. Mary Fallin and the Republican-dominated legislature to stop praying to the oil industry and start passing laws to make their state’s oil billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.