Thursday, November 30, 2023

Tag: impeachment

Critics say new revelations in judicial record bolster case for Thomas...

"DOJ is the only agency positioned to truly hold Thomas accountable, because Thomas's conduct is more than unethical—it's likely criminal."

43 traitors

There were 43 Republican senators who failed to uphold their oath of office by voting to acquit Donald Trump and potentially created a January exception for future outgoing presidents.

GOP free fall opens progressive doors—rethug acquittal confirms party bankruptcy

The Senate trial could not have turned out better for anti-Trump forces—and more damaging for defenders of the Misfit-in-chief.

Cancel perks for the worst president in history

No cushy benefits. No national security briefings. No perks for the worst president in history.

Hidden in plain sight: The “unimpeachable” offenses

The presidential offenses that are routinely considered unimpeachable -- and therefore ultimately acceptable -- tell us a lot about Congress. And about U.S. mass media. And maybe about ourselves.

The case for impeaching the 45th president

This unprecedented state of affairs calls for unprecedented action, namely the conviction and formal removal of the 45th president who refuses to concede that he is no longer president.

Is impeaching President Trump ‘pointless revenge’? Not if it sends a...

If Congress chooses to impeach President Trump, it is because there is a need to mark out, through a definitive statement, what no president ought to do.

Why impeach Trump at this late date? One word, says Bernie...

"It must be made clear that no president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government."

If maliciously defying voting doesn’t justify another impeachment, what does?

Where are widespread calls to arms that defying a legitimate election qualifies as the crisis of crises?

Impeached: Notes on the travesty that passed for a trial

The word “outrageous” comes to mind.

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AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a stark indicator of...

A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.

Right-wing mayhem regorges Social Darwinism, poster child for scandalous, authoritarian bunk

History does not repeat, but in this case it emphatically rhymes. With Trumpist war cries for his New Nazism, we cannot avoid the obvious parallels.

COP28 president caught in oil lobbying scandal: Secretly pushes fossil fuel agenda amidst climate...

This conflict of interest, uncovered through an investigation by the Center for Climate Reporting (CCR), raises serious questions about the integrity of the UN climate summit leadership.

Is it time (once again) for nonviolent rebellion?

How to end dreams of revenge in Israel, Palestine, and elsewhere?

Exposed: Saudi Arabia’s secret plan to fuel fossil dependency in Africa and Asia

The investigation discovered that this extensive plan involves not only the deployment of fleets of petrol and diesel-fueled vehicles, but also a calculated move to lobby against subsidies for electric vehicles across the globe.