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love to wage war on every country in sight, and recklessly send young Americans to risk death and injury in fruitless battles against over-hyped risks to U.S. national security. If people like Bolton and Cheney even stop to think of … Continue reading →

as though the Peter Principle accurately predicted what would happen to the “mainstream” media. As Dean Baker writes at Beat the Press: “I realize it would be too much to ask that people who write on economics for major news … Continue reading →

Best not look to the guys and gals out there to demonstrate honesty, integrity, or political courage. They’re lined up at the Trump trough and they’ve checked their consciences at the entry portal. Jack Nicas reports in the Times about … Continue reading →

As Harry Stein tweetplains: “The GOP economic agenda: 1. Increase deficits with tax cuts for rich people and corporations. 2. Pass Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. 3. Watch Federal Courts cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to enforce the … Continue reading →

David Hogg is calling out the Fascist, racist, lying, violence-and-hate-mongering Ingraham. He’s calling for a boycott of her advertisers, and you can sign me up on the dotted line. UPDATE: Hogg trounced Ingraham, who’s now trying turning all contrite [?!], … Continue reading →

Her “Mi Tradi” in Czinner’s 1954 Don Giovanni is one of the greatest pieces of operatic acting ever filmed, which means it’s one of the greatest pieces of acting on film. Torn by different, completely warring emotions–hate, love, pity–she is … Continue reading →

Grassley concludes his Senate career in disgrace, and surrounds himself with the best class of extremist. At Pro Publica, Robert Faturechi blows the whistle on Grassley adjutant Jason Foster, who’s working overtime to sandbag Mueller’s investigation. “For the last year, … Continue reading →

Excellent segment by Ari Melber about the depraved proposed elevation of torture doyenne Gina Haspel to head the CIA. Bolton, Haspel, Pompeo: Trump’s “get out of jail,” I mean “war” cabinet–each one more dishonest, compromised, disreputable, dangerous than the last.

Stupid, vicious, vacant, subversive, “historian” Gingrich is paraded on TV like a wise man.

Sen. Graham beats his tambourine hoaxing the public with nonsense about a military that must be “rebuilt.” The most lavishly funded military in the history of the world must be–“rebuilt.”