A Counter-Factual To The Working Class Narrative Of The Election
The general consensus that the Democrats seem to have taken from the election debacle is the need to focus on the working...
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Foundation Self Dealing Is Latest Conservative Grift
The conservative organizations surrounding the Republican party have been known for grifting for decades. Examples are Glenn Beck’s gold-buggery, the media...
Sanders Provides Correct Response To Trump's Carrier Deal
Trump’s announcement of a “deal” with Carrier Corporation to keep “close to 1,000” jobs from moving to Mexica is surely a PR...
Comment Of The Day
Comment of the day from Scott Lemieux over at the American Prospect in a discussion of the indefensible Electoral College: “There...
Simply The Best? I'm Not So Sure
Trump continually promised he would be able to bring the “best” people to work for him. But so far his cabinet...
An Existential Threat To Healthcare
I have tried to avoid speculating about what Trump will or will not try to do during his term as President,...
Wal-Mart Convicted Of Wage Theft, Again
Here is another item that people might have missed over the Thanksgiving holiday and this time it is actually good news...
Trump Makes More Distressing Appointments As Media Obsesses About Tweets
In an earlier post, I mentioned that Trump’s outrageous lies and tweets are often used to deflect media attention away from...
Texas Reports Its First Locally Transmitted Zika Case
Texas just reported its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus. Cameron County, which includes the border city of Brownsville, reported...
Trump's Conflicts Of Interest Will Be Continual But, As President, He Will Violate One Contract
The Trump presidency will be a constant conflict of interest, especially with his myriad of overseas “investments”, more properly called licensing...