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Let’s regain the world’s trust by dumping Trump
Posted on January 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
What can Americans do to help the United States improve its standing around the world? Defeat Donald Trump on Nov. 3. New data from the Pew Research Center show that 64% of people from 32 countries do not trust Trump to do the right thing in world affairs. In fact, Trump received the highest negative […]
Inequality in the Trump economy keeps getting worse
Posted on January 7, 2020 1 Comment
Every month when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly jobs report, Donald Trump and Republicans crow about the economy and the low unemployment rate. And every month, too many Americans wonder when they’re going to start feeling the effects of that “great economy.” A recent study on poverty and a new way of […]
Republican losers we won’t miss in 2020
Posted on December 31, 2019 2 Comments
Over the last year, we’ve said goodbye to many Republicans who are no longer in office or on their way out. There are way too many Republican losers to mention. So let’s take a look at just a handful of those in the 2019 edition of the GOP Hall of Shame. This list won’t even […]
Just in time for holiday gifts: Trump impeachment merch
Posted on December 24, 2019 Leave a Comment
Donald Trump has finally been impeached, and it’s not a moment too soon for artists, crafters, and companies trying to male a quick buck over the impeachment, if not the ultimate removal, of the 45th president. True, it’s a little late for Christmas delivery. But it’s the thought that counts. That, and the belief in […]
Simplistic Trump voter impeachment interviews won’t tell us anything new, so please spare us
Posted on December 17, 2019 1 Comment
We could all save ourselves a lot of time watching or reading news if political reporters cut down on what are likely to be endless visits to diners, VFW halls, and Farm & Fleet stores, all asking Trump voters, “Are you still with Donald Trump?” Because we already know the response: From most of them, […]
Devin Nunes may regret SLAPPing his critics
Posted on December 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Laughing Stock) has filed yet another frivolous lawsuit in his series of ridiculous lawsuits. The latest is a $435 million defamation suit against CNN, something he had been threatening ever since the cable network published information that Nunes had met with a former Ukrainian prosecutor on a trip to Vienna in […]
Who’s helping women run for office? These groups
Posted on December 3, 2019 Leave a Comment
If you’re a progressive woman aiming to make a difference in public service, there are a lot of other women willing to help you out. The 2018 midterm election saw a record number of women run for office. There were 235 women candidates for the House and 22 for the Senate. The winners were lopsided […]
Impeachment hearings offer a civics lesson for students
Posted on November 26, 2019 Leave a Comment
“How come the president is doing stuff he’s not supposed to do?” That was the question posed to me by my seventh-grade tutoring student. She’s studying for an upcoming test on the U.S. Constitution, and in 2019, you can’t teach the Constitution without having the biggest lesson on U.S. government staring you in the face. […]
Trump trade war claims more victims: GOP candidates
Posted on November 19, 2019 Leave a Comment
Donald Trump’s trade war with China is piling up a quite a list of people who have lost jobs, livelihoods, and sometimes their homes: farmers, autoworkers, and factory employees. Now you can add Republican politicians to the list. An academic paper from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business aims to answer the question, Did Trump’s Trade […]
A new president will rejoin the Paris climate pact, but that’s not nearly enough
Posted on November 12, 2019 Leave a Comment
As promised, climate denier Donald Trump has made it official — on the first day he legally could, his administration declared that it wanted out of the landmark climate agreement adopted nearly four years ago. After campaigning that climate change was a “hoax,” Trump announced in June 2017 that the U.S. would withdraw from the […]
