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Mehdi Hassan just reminded us of McCarthy’s since-deleted tweet attacking Jewish bankers.

The way they so calamitously refused to do after George W. Bush stole the 2000 election. Deep-sixed committee members need to form shadow committees that will call out every corrupt machination that the GOP-led committees attempt.

First order of business for the Republican House: repeal funding earmarked to ensure that the wealthy pay what they legally owe.

Kyle Cheney of Politico has flagged one of the craven concessions McCarthy made to the sedition caucus: a green light for House committees to seize the right to monitor ongoing DOJ investigations–investigations that are inevitably targeting the likes of coup … Continue reading →

to prevent corruption in New York governance: New York State Senator Jabari Brisport, who represents several Brooklyn communities, refuses campaign donations from the real-estate community–or, for that matter, from for-profit corporations.

I don’t care how close Ginny and Clarence Thomas are with Liz Cheney, we need to know about the criminality of the wife of a corrupt Supreme Court justice.

And ignoring MTG is not going to make her go away. The Democrats must launch a daily rebuttal of her tirades, no matter how improbable they seem, because, yes, many Americans will believe her if she isn’t challenged. For years, … Continue reading →

HE’S ASKED BY KARILYN PRISCO IN THE OCTOBER 2022 WEST VIEW NEWS: “How does it feel to speak as a different age, gender, or member of a different demographic group when writing?” “It feels scary but exciting. It feels like … Continue reading →

Marina Harss reviews Red Star, White Nights for Wendy Perron’s annual round-up of dance books of note. I had never heard of a couple of these books–Wendy is performing a public service!

Just heard about another, pre-emptive ambush by the “own voices” movement. Totally unprofessional and unjust. On the one hand we have a resurgence of the most virulent racism unleashed by fascists like DeSantis and Trump. On the other hand we … Continue reading →