Thursday, November 30, 2023

Tag: president

Two roads diverge in a gonzo Trump wood—and losers loom

If DeSantis only broke more laws, / He’d be as popular as Santa Claus.

Rights groups alarmed as ‘fascist, anti-choice’ DeSantis launches presidential campaign

The Florida Republican has recently engaged in attacks on academic freedom, the rights of immigrants and transgender people, and democracy.

Ron DeSantis is even more evil than Trump. There’s one sure...

Donald Trump’s evil has been well-documented,but DeSantis’ evil streak is just as worrisome and deserves thorough scrutiny and sunlight from the beltway media.

Biden wants to prevent a strong primary challenge. He shouldn’t get...

A president is not a party’s king, and he has no automatic right to renomination.

Biden made it harder for Democrats to win. He’d be an...

He’s a drag on the party, a boon to Republicans, and—if he runs again—he’d be a weak candidate against the GOP nominee in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Is Joe Biden channeling Tom Paine?

The new White House budget plan echoes wealth tax perspectives over two centuries old.

Trump planning to run in 2024? From his jail cell?

This guy is a political crook that has been allowed to run free—so far.

Independent impeachment & emoluments scrutiny essential—or Trump II looms

Until strict categories about impeachment or emoluments, let alone lying, are enacted, with strong penalties levied by independent commissions, the uncivilized barbarians among us will wreck havoc.

The world welcomes Biden but hedges its bets

Will political volatility be America’s downfall?

Post-inauguration, restoring the soul of Biden’s America must be truly inclusive

If we are to include the substantive contributions of African Americans in our discussion of an American soul, we cannot presume that this is limited to the mere inclusion of African Americans in a Biden cabinet that “looks like America.”

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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.

GOP rejection of Hunter Biden’s public testimony offer sparks democratic outcry

Democratic leaders criticize House Oversight Republicans for declining Hunter Biden's offer to testify publicly, exposing the tension and political drama within the ongoing impeachment probe.

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?