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The $1 trillion black box
The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable. Consider these items in the law that funded the Department […]
CBS insiders infuriated by Bari Weiss’s refusal to ‘learn’ and ‘utter incompetence’
As CBS News head Bari Weiss helps ready the next season of “60 Minutes,” there are complaints that she has refused to understand how segments […]
Trumpworld’s plea to get departing staffers work boomerangs with vicious retorts
A venture capitalist aligned with the Trump administration set off a debate online this week with a plea to senior officials: don’t leave your young […]
Colombia and Israel’s Cynical Disaster Diplomacy
On the morning of August 10, a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, leaving nearly three hundred people dead, four thousand injured, and potentially thousands more missing by […]
Republicans Are Going To Get Destroyed Because Trump Won’t Talk About Affordability
The President Of The United States has the biggest platform in domestic politics. What a president chooses to talk about or not talk about shapes […]
Rosie O’Donnell’s return shows ABC is done capitulating to Trump
Donald Trump thought that if he could scare television executives badly enough, eventually the jokes would stop. Probably more than any other president, he understands […]
Jared Kushner’s Henry Kissinger cosplay should worry us all
When TIME Magazine released their “100 Most Influential People” list in 2017, it stood to reason that Jared Kushner would be listed. After all, Donald […]
The Reasonable Liberal
It is well-known that liberalism accommodates differences of opinion and world view. Unlike other political arrangements, liberalism does not require uniformity of thought, or that […]
Republicans Are Nervous About Natalie
One thing we’re learning from this year’s primaries is that old-fashioned organizing can beat television advertising. In primaries, anyway. This may be good news, as […]
So Many Reasons For Jack Smith To Get A Second Shot At Prosecuting Trump.
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Trump weighs press secretary shakeup with new hiring rule in mind: report
President Donald Trump is telling advisers he wants a man to replace outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to NOTUS. Trump has told […]
Scott Jennings brutally grilled as his ‘dishonest’ Natalie Harp defense ignites CNN panel
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings had to face a shouting and relentless CNN panel after he defended Trump aide Natalie Harp. During a Wednesday appearance on […]
There is No Affordability Without Healthcare
The health coverage cliff, the budget gaps, the bureaucratic siege on families like mine all have the same fundamental answer: the New York Health Act. […]
Election Night Live Blog: Larkin Concedes, “The Fight Continues”
Updated with election night remarks from Larkin and Broward County DSA co-chair and Larkin campaign manager Zach B. The post Election Night Live Blog: Larkin […]
The Last Stand of the Corporate Democrats
Most discussions about the Democratic Party in this election cycle focus on the remarkable rise of progressive Democrats (such as Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, […]
Know Your Enemy: Gerontocracy in America
Matt and Sam talk to Sam Moyn about his new book, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do […]
Protest Camp Attempts to Block Border Wall Construction in Arizona
A protest camp in the small border town of Lochiel, Arizona, is seeking to stop federal contractors from building another portion of President Trump’s border […]
GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers’ “Toxic Brand” to Help Midterm Chances
The Republicans’ Senate campaign committee has begged AI companies to take action against the public’s hatred of data centers because supporting them has become a […]
Mike Lindell refuses to accept he’s an election loser
Businessman and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, best known as the founder of My Pillow and a prominent advisor to Donald Trump, refuses to accept his […]