Donald Trump Has Found a Solution to Global Warming
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The GOP’s ‘Socialism’ Scam Is About to Backfire
Reading Time: 3 minutes For nearly a century, conservatives have labeled ideas they don’t like as “socialism” to get Americans to vote against their own interests. While that con worked when the Soviet Union was around, young voters today are embracing socialist ideas and turning their backs on the GOP.
The Sins of the Father, Mother, and President
Reading Time: 1 minute In order to punish the children of undocumented immigrants, President Donald Trump wants to end birthright citizenship, which makes anyone born on US soil an American. But once we start holding people accountable for the sins of their fathers and mothers, where does it stop?
Trump’s Kind of Labor Day
Reading Time: 5 minutes President Donald Trump wants to adjust capital gains for inflation, which would reduce taxes on the rich. Why hasn’t Congress done the same with the minimum wage, which inflation erodes every year?
Could Warren Turn a Supposed Weakness Into a Strength?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The political class has already identified Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) Achilles heel: an error in judgment she made when filling out a form three decades ago. How should she respond when President Donald Trump tries to make it a campaign issue?
That Awkward Three-Way-Race Feeling
Reading Time: 1 minute A poll this week showed the Democratic presidential campaign evolving into a three-way race between Joe Biden and progressive Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). What are they thinking?
Donald Trump, Hamilton’s Nightmare
Reading Time: 4 minutes A federal court ruling in favor of “faithless” electors may have come just in time. With his recent reckless comments, Trump reaffirms that he is precisely the sort of president the framers of the Constitution feared.
Epstein Death: Deep Digging Not Welcome in Corporate Media
Reading Time: 4 minutes Journalists are playing an important role in tamping down rumors and disinformation. But could they be suppressing legitimate inquiry at the same time?
Watch Your Back, Mr. Trump: It’s Miller Time!
Reading Time: 4 minutes When it comes to immigration, White House aide Stephen Miller is steering the ship of state. Is he outshining the president? We are asking the president in an open letter.
Nobody Will Bail Out Ordinary People When the Next Recession Hits
Reading Time: 1 minute Amid signs of a new recession looming, it’s worth remembering that regular people will suffer most.
A Move Toward the Next Financial Crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes Federal regulators are taking steps that could expose the world to another financial crisis, though most people won’t realize it until it is too late. We’ve seen this movie before.
Abrams Takes the Fight to Election Manipulators
Reading Time: 3 minutes In 2018 Stacey Abrams was robbed of becoming the country’s first female African American governor. Next year, she hopes to get the last laugh by helping Democrats across the country avoid her fate.
Incompetence or Worse: How Did Epstein Die?
Reading Time: 1 minute Jeffrey Epstein’s death is not a good look for the federal government. The best case scenario is stunning incompetence.
Exposing the Hypocrisy of Fox News
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fox News didn’t like what we wrote about them and asked for some minor changes to an editorial. We accommodated them — but what does Fox News do about the many falsehoods they air? We want to find out.
The Terrible Toll of ‘Grand Theft Auto’
Reading Time: 4 minutes How many fatalities on the world’s roads does ‘Super Mario Kart’ cause each year? What role did the game ‘Call of Duty’ play in the invasion of Iraq? And when will the video game industry be held to account for the carnage it causes?
The Dangerous Disingenuity of America’s Wannabe Gunslingers
Reading Time: 1 minute The justification of American gun fetishists for why they want to own weapons of war just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
El Paso: Trump Didn’t Pull the Trigger, But…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the past three years, the president’s rhetoric has created a toxic climate that encourages hate speech, and even worse, acts of hate.
Like a Fox — How a TV Channel Is Tearing America Apart
Reading Time: 5 minutes For two decades, Fox News has made piles of money from creating a fictional America in which conservatives are under assault and can play the victim. More covertly, it has been driving the Republican agenda.
Trump and Saudi Arabia: A Bloody Alliance
Reading Time: 1 minute President Donald Trump vetoed a congressional ban on selling arms to Saudi Arabia. It’s the latest proof that he does not care that the Saudis murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Is Britain’s New Prime Minister Trump’s Mini-Me?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A charlatan, a liar, and a cheat, bent on a narcissistic leadership that will embarrass the country. Boris Johnson is a chip off the Trump block.