Families are still being separated at the border, months after ‘zero tolerance’ was reversed
“It’s so disheartening. This was supposed to be a policy that ended.”
2016 Not So Different, After All: Obamacare Woes Hit Campaign Trail
Bad news about Obamacare could stifle Democrats’ momentum heading into Election Day as they try to retake the Senate.
Serial killers and dopes
Like lemmings running over the cliff of reason, our fellow American dopes may never learn!
Gimme Shelter (From the Tax Man)
A tale of disappearing money and opportunistic candidates.
After Paris, Imagine the Children of Syria
The recent attacks on Paris are terrible, but is indiscriminate retaliation only fueling the flames of terrorism?
Where the election can go badly—and what we can do about it
It’s never been a good idea to take voting for granted. That’s especially true this year, when the very foundations of our democracy are on the ballot.
California’s low turnout suggests voters need a better reason to show up
Still, there are signs of progress that could lead to increased turnout come November, including 1,800 women running for federal and state offices.
What in the world is happening in and to America? Has it lost its...
What in the world is happening in and to America, that’s the question that we Americans must answer as our democracy, our republic, comes under intense political attack, and may well become a thing of the past, if the former president, Donald J. Trump, is reelected.
Greed Kings of 2014: How They Stole from Us
The theft of society's wealth may be due to ignorance as well as to greed. Why are we wrongly being advised that the best way to defuse the situation is to teach tolerance for inequality?
Scott Pruitt sought Chick-Fil-A franchise for his wife
Among other scandals, Scott Pruitt tasked a taxpayer-funded agency staffer with securing a "business opportunity" for his wife with an executive of the fast-food chain Chick-fil-A.