The Sleeper Issue That Could Swing the 2020 Election
Reading Time: 5 minutes US Catholic bishops insist that abortion is the “preeminent” issue for Catholic voters in 2020. Will white Catholics in the Midwest listen to them?
Senate Rubberstamps Another Unqualified Conservative Judge
Reading Time: < 1 minute Want to get a job as a federal judge but have no courtroom experience, no common sense, and no clue? No problem. If you are conservative enough, the GOP Senate will confirm you.
Lady Justice: Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Become an Icon of the Left
Reading Time: 3 minutes By refusing to retire from the Supreme Court in spite of various health scares, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a symbol of the anti-Trump resistance.
Google to Employees: Want a Union? Search Elsewhere
Reading Time: < 1 minute Like other Silicon Valley companies, Google prides itself on being open to different viewpoints. But when it comes to its employees wanting to organize, that supposed tolerance quickly reaches its limits.
Iowa and New Hampshire Are ‘First in the Nation’ at Being Full of Themselves
Reading Time: 3 minutes Political cowardice and the pettiness of people in Iowa and New Hampshire keep in place a primary system that is bad for democracy.
Hoping for No Change?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Back in 2008, Barack Obama took the nation by storm by campaigning on Hope and Change. Now, with 2020 on the horizon and change badly needed, he wants Democrats to forego a bold agenda.
Fox’s Alternative Impeachment Coverage Embraces Trump Over Truth
Reading Time: 4 minutes To Fox News commentators, impeachments are attempted coups and Trump invented weekends.
What’s Richer Than Michael Bloomberg? His Tone Deafness
Reading Time: < 1 minute Memo to Michael Bloomberg: Being a beneficiary of America’s insane wealth gap does not make you qualified to fix it.
Some of the Deepest Wounds of Veterans Go Undetected
Reading Time: 3 minutes Long after having left the battlefield, many veterans are still fighting. They wrestle with what they have seen, done, and become. For too many of them, this proves to be a battle they cannot win.
A Threat to a Whistleblower Is a Threat to Us All
Reading Time: 4 minutes House Republicans and President Donald Trump are trying to unmask the Ukraine whistleblower. If they succeed, will future whistleblowers keep silent?