Author: Heather Digby Parton

The big story coming out of the 2024 election was how Donald Trump orchestrated a realignment of American politics, bringing demographic groups that had long […]

On Tuesday, Donald Trump stood before the United Nations General Assembly to give a speech in which he made it clear that the United States […]

There are always power centers in any White House. Certain people have their own little fiefdoms or specific knowledge of how government bureaucracy works, which […]

Donald Trump recently claimed that when he goes to international gatherings, all the leaders stand up. Supposedly, they do this as a sign of respect […]

The definition of a Mafia made man is one who has Italian blood and is formally initiated into the “family,” having sworn an oath of […]

During Friday’s 9/11 commemorations, it was startling to realize that one-third of the American population today wasn’t born when it happened. To those of us […]

Those of us who went through the Obamacare wars will recall that one of the most clarifying moments came during a Republican presidential primary debate […]

Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, he hasn’t tried to hide the fact that he holds Americans who didn’t vote for him in contempt. Ever since his […]

Nine years ago this month, America was introduced to what was then called the “alt-right” and is now pretty much just “the right.” On Aug. […]

The State Department has the nation of Haiti under a “Level 4 – Do not travel” advisory, due to the relatively high risk of “crime, […]

During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump talked a lot about Venezuela. He claimed that country had emptied all its asylums and prisons and sent the […]

Nine years ago this month, America was introduced to what was then called the “alt-right” and is now pretty much just “the right.” On Aug. […]