Finally … A Vote to Release Epstein Files
The Big Question: What If We Really Get the Documents? As usual, we almost seem more concerned about the politics of the House voting nearly unanimously for the... Read more.
Trump’s Brazen Pardons
Of course, Donald Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and 75 other conspirators of the Jan. 6, 2021, attempted insurrection along with many involved in... Read more.
Senate Democrats Surrender Shutdown Fight, Leaving Health Care and Aid at Risk
They Brought the Wrong Weapons to the Gunfight Those eight Senate Democrats breaking ranks to end the government shutdown thought they were doing something noble,... Read more.
The Shutdown Ice Cracks
Weeks into the government shutdown, enough Democrats last night accepted a Republican package to end the government shutdown – short of the goals of protecting... Read more.
Elections: Trump Authoritarianism Has a Bad Night
Even as the pundits and politicians were considering election results that in noteworthy exit poll numbers reflected unhappiness with Donald Trump’s presidency,... Read more.
Do Drug Boat Attacks Stop Drugs?
Trump’s War on Drug Boats Raises Legal and Moral Questions Article Summary: Since September, Trump’s military has carried out drone strikes on at least 14 suspected... Read more.
Building a Caribbean Military Threat
No one in American public life is a defender of drug cartels or supports drug trafficking on sea routes. Few, if any, care about keeping Venezuelan leader Nicolas... Read more.
The Rise of Trump’s Police State: Weaponized Justice, IRS Retaliation, and Fear
It may be difficult to pinpoint a starting date, but we seem well on our way to a police state in which the object is government control of speech and criticism.... Read more.
Shutdown for Workers, Jet-Set for Noem
In Trump’s America, the Powerful Always Fly Above the Rest The government remains shut down, but its ill effects are rolling on. Indeed, we’re even seeing... Read more.
‘Hate America’ Didn’t Show Up to My No Kings Rally
At Rallies Big and Small, Millions Tell Trump He Has Lost His Way At the “No Kings” protest in upstate Catskill, NY, no one said they hated America.... Read more.