Tag: Presidential Elections
What’s worse than a devouring, criminal president? A deified, raging outlaw excited by violence
Trumpism is not a slippery slope but a mountain avalanche on steroids.
Perfection no standard for re-election
Are we picking kings and queens,/ Or defending democratic dreams?
Black MAGA is still MAGA
Trump's evolving strategy for the Black vote has been high on empty symbolism and viral moments, but distinctly low on specific promised policy benefits for the Black community.
The case against RFK Jr.
Would RFK Junior be just another crackpot in the growing pool of fringe politicians?
US Supreme Court reverses Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban Trump...
The 13-page opinion reversed Colorado's Supreme Court ruling that Trump was ineligible to appear on the ballot under Section 3.
The impending wave of AI misinformation in the 2024 election: Experts...
Experts in the field of AI and digital media are raising alarms about the potential impact of this technology on the electoral process.
What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me
The late civil rights activist and author didn’t let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.
Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line
Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.
A third of 2022 midterm voters may use mailed out-ballots
Growing numbers of voters will mark their ballots at home, latest data finds.
Election deniers and defenders poised for next phase in voting wars
Unprecedented efforts by pro-Trump Republicans and election officials are targeting 2022’s general election.
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Corporate greed exposed: Kroger admits to price gouging on milk and eggs amid antitrust...
A top Kroger executive admits to inflating milk and egg prices above the rate of inflation
The ‘weavings’ of a wacko: The fakery of grinding Trump hokum into brilliance
“I never ramble, I only ‘weave,’”/ Thus doubling down ways to deceive.
The New Yorker publishes 2005 Haditha, Iraq massacre photos Marines ‘didn’t want the world...
The graphic images show dead Iraqi men, women and children, many of them shot in the head at close range.
Georgia school shooting sparks renewed debate over gun control and safety reforms
With the suspect now in custody, questions about gun safety, political will, and legislative inaction are dominating the conversation.
Steward Health Care CEO refuses Senate subpoena after profiting off hospitals drowning in $9...
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), chaired by Sanders, is investigating Steward’s bankruptcy, which has left over 30 hospitals in crisis, saddled with $9 billion in debt.