Politicians will never fix democracy
Our politicians will not fix our democracy. The system won’t allow it. It’s up to us to force them to change.
McConnell is a Corrupt Obstructionist, & Nobody’s Hero
Sen. Mitch McConnell loves playing make-believe. Remember his quote about being “100% focused on stopping this administration”? It was honest, but it wasn’t courage. He was just dodging another honest question from a persistent reporter. McConnell is nobody’s hero.
Trump and his Sedition Party? It’s Only About Power
We need to understand what really drives President Donald Trump, his movement, and the criminal enterprise known as the Republican Party. The Sedition Party is all about power. There are no principles left. Power is all that unites them. The rest is just pretty wrapping paper.
Our damaged news media & the impeachment
The damaged news media are making the same mistakes covering the impeachment that they make covering the presidency, his administration, the elections, and most politics. Our independent media — a critical democratic institution – are compromised.
Democratic Horserace
Major media sources continue their breathless coverage of the election by repeating the usual horserace nonsense. Haven’t they learned anything? They focus on the latest polls as if it measures something besides name recognition. They like it because the numbers change a lot. But drama isn’t the same as ‘news.’
Trump’s Artifical Crisis
Oh, lordy. I know that Trump’s “immigration” problem is all a lie. It’s an artificial crisis that leaves me depressed. Let me see if I can say this clearly. First: there’s a long American tradition – and tons of laws – that allows foreigners to apply to the US for asylum. That’s legal and accepted. We’ve been that way forever because we’re mostly good people....
Bizzaro Trumpland
We keep calling Trumpland the new Bizzaro world, but it’s more literally true than we admit. It doesn’t just appear that Trump does the opposite of everything sensible. Trump attacks the American democracy, complaining about how unfair it is that its… um, fair, and might target him or people he likes. (Donald would prefer the law, like the IRS, be his attack dog.) As head...
Bipartisan Nonsense at the New York Times: Bad People on Both Sides?
The New York Times editorial board spouted weird, bipartisan nonsense. I think this has to be their own, personal, “…Good people on both sides” moment. The paper has always held their weird false ‘balance’. The Times, over and over, simply refuses to hold Republicans to account. The Times has published quite a few oddly biased articles and editorials over the past few years. (Tell me...
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