Tag: politics
The right is bonkers: Trump’s no messiah, not law-abiding, not most...
Sure, compromised Biden numbers suck,/ But where else can he go but up?
Shooting alone
If only we were to reshape our priorities in enough time to vote in leaders who cared about peace, perhaps our democracy and the ideas that define it wouldn’t be coming apart at the MAGA seams.
Donald Trump and OJ Simpson
"It can be hard to keep all these clearly guilty sociopaths straight.”
Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism
Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.
A brief history of kill lists, from Langley to Lavender
Israel's use of its Lavender system is just the latest case of the U.S. and its allies' ever-increasing use of information technology to automate mass murder.
Progressive coalition proposes 10-point agenda to counter fascism in 2024 election
The coalition's 10-point agenda stands as a testament to the progressive movement's resilience and its unwavering commitment to steering the nation away from the precipice of authoritarianism.
Palestinian American Dr. walks out of Biden meeting, hands him letter...
The curtailed meeting was itself met with protests, including from Palestinian American emergency room physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad, who walked out after handing Biden a letter from an 8-year-old orphaned Palestinian girl
The vexing Biden-Trump rematch could purge an era of broken, bipartisan...
That a shameless, dimwit outlaw like Trump can humiliate both state and federal justice confirms its own devastating “conviction" as failed legal systems.
Sanders condemns US denial of Israeli law violations amid UN draft...
Sanders, in his critique, highlighted the discord between the State Department's position and the realities on the ground.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.