Tagged: Politics
Grassley Claims He Can't Hold SCOTUS Hearings Because It Would Be Expensive
The pathetic Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has put forward the most preposterous theory on why Merrick Garland...
A Broadside Against The Corporate Monopolists And The Oligopoly
Guess who said this: “Over a hundred years ago, a pro-business Teddy Roosevelt busted up more than 40 oil, railroad, steel...
Corporate Monopolists Try To Squeeze In More Mega-Mergers
I’m not sure that business leaders have fully understood how much the climate has turned against them in just the last...
Amazon's Sales Fell As It Started To Collect Sales Tax
Kevin Drum has an interesting post on the effect of sales taxes on Amazon. On average, Amazon’s sales fell off nearly10%...
Banks Prepare To Leave London In Brexit Fallout
The head of the British Bankers Association warned that major banks will be starting to exit London early next year in...
Clinton's "Open Borders" Comment And Supergrids
Donald Trump has tried mightily to make Hillary Clinton pay for the excerpt of a speech she gave to a Brazilian...
Rubio Running Scared As He Backs Out Of Univision Debate
Marco Rubio has backed out of a scheduled debate on Univision with his Democratic challenger Patrick Kennedy. Rubio had insisted on...
Kelly Testifies Christie Knew About Bridgegate Beforehand
Bridgegate defendant Bridget Ann Kelly testified today that, weeks before the plan went into effect, she, in fact, told Chris Christie...
Ryan, McConnell Silence Shows Radical Nature Of The GOP
It seems incredible that both Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell have still not come out and repudiated Donald Trump’s refusal to...