Tag: politics
Big brother isn’t watching you
All that remains to be asked is who was murdered (democracy?) and did he do it?
Pete Peterson’s ghost
Peterson did great harm to people who were far more vulnerable than he was. And, unfortunately, his work lives on.
Pimps, whores and Johns
Walt Kelley’s Pogo comic strip had the greatest line: “We have met the enemy and he be us!”
Trump to the International community: Drop dead
Is the Trump administration taking on the WORLD!
9 ways you can use the midterm elections to build local...
We can build long-term power in our communities and help elect our favorite candidates if we work strategically, inclusively – and independently.
The fight to save the EPA
With environmental regulations under attack and EPA budgets being slashed, can the destruction of the agency be prevented?
On Russia, GOP probers looked the other way
The list of what the committee didn't do goes on and on.
Thieves in the suites
After all, some of society's most inventive minds are flimflammers, Ponzi-schemers, gamers and embezzlers.
Did Putin do it? Chemical attack in the UK
If you’re Sherlock Holmes, and you go through all these facts and possibilities, would you still conclude that Putin’s agents were definitely behind this chemical attack?
The great Trump selfie: As ‘transparency’ surges, so does disgust
Trump doesn’t even know his own 16 month, presidential “transparency” – full of obstruction of justice and profiteering – sets up his own final apocalypse.
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Trump removal calls grow after Iran threat as Democrats debate 25th Amendment and impeachment...
Calls to remove President Donald Trump intensified after he warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” but constitutional requirements and political alignment within the executive branch make immediate removal highly unlikely.
How Iran won the Iran War
It is a pyrrhic victory in many ways, since Iran has new enemies among its neighbors and it has lost industrial capacity. But it is a victory of sorts.
The American Medical Association has an obligation it’s failing on.
Our government is killing people in cold blood, and the institutions meant to advocate for us remain silent even when it is their peers being forced into tanks, handcuffed, and locked away and tortured.
Trump budget expands domestic surveillance powers alongside record $1.5 trillion military request
New budget documents reveal expanded FBI authority to monitor domestic extremism while the White House seeks historic increases in Pentagon spending and significant cuts to social programs.
Millions lose food aid as Trump’s budget law reshapes SNAP
A new analysis finds 2.5 million fewer people received food assistance within months of enactment, with millions more expected to lose benefits as states adjust to new funding requirements.