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How is opposing Medicaid expansion benefiting the people of Alabama?

Sen. Flake advocates a $25 billion cut to Medicare while assuring voters that it won’t happen.

When he ran for office, why didn’t Steve Russell tell Oklahoma’s voters that he didn’t believe in democracy? Russell complains that Mueller “isn’t being favorable” to Herr Trump. That, in Russell’s twisted mind and morality, is a problem: Mueller errs … Continue reading →

Will the mega-rich fanatic climate-change deniers wake up to the fact that their fortunes can only go so far in protecting them from the ravages of climate disruption? Can anything bring Trump, the Kochs and the Mercers to their senses?

At yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee’s oversight hearing with FBI head Wray, Nadler confronted head on what the Republicans are doing, predicting “that these attacks on the FBI will grow louder and more brazen as the special counsel does his work, … Continue reading →

It’s time to boycott the Mars Candy empire, since the Mars family is adamant that its 78 billion fortune not be subject to estate tax but simply gifted– no questions asked, no societal obligations heeded– to its next generation of … Continue reading →

is straight out of the Joseph McCarthy playbook. Good segment on Chris Hayes tonight on “The Plot to Stop Mueller.”

the GOP tax bills wants us to remain hooked on the most filthy energy sources, while cutting out incentives for solar and wind. In the NYT, Brad Plumer and Jim Tankersely assess the regressive thinking,

or America will. Mark Sumner at Daily Kos recognizes that the GOP Congress is now an even bigger threat to American democracy than Trump himself. “Since Trump’s inauguration, and particularly in just the last month, Republicans have made a shift … Continue reading →

now demand Trump’s resignation? Once again, Bernie Sanders leads the way.