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No wonder only ten percent of Manhattanites voted for him. We’ve seen him in action for far too long. Of course, if you’re in the arts, his boorishness and lack of culture would rankle well before his political ambitions were … Continue reading →

Who the hell is he to reprimand anyone?

If it isn’t fuel to start a war with yet another oil-rich country inhabited  by dark-skinned people. . .Fuggedaboutit. Michael Winship at Common Dreams recalls the way that: “Republicans so vehemently attacked a 2009 report from the Department of Homeland … Continue reading →

Paul Krugman in today’s New York Times describes the “anti-American cabal, hostile to everything we stand for, determined to undermine everything that truly makes this country great, has seized power in Washington. It has: it’s called the Trump administration.”

are all over the tragedy in Charlottesville. It is time to hold the Bannon/Trump regime accountable. Charlottesville mayor Michael Signer does, telling Jake Tapper; “Look at the campaign he ran.. . Look at the intentional courting, both on the one … Continue reading →

Contemplating the future of East Midtown, I see that the Landmarks Preservation Commission is not spending a lot of time protecting the few remaining testaments to this neighborhood’s long-ago status as a precindt of beautiful private homes. Among the most … Continue reading →

On the Fascist-hotbed Fox “News,” Pirro threatens armed insurrection if any member of the royal family is indicted. Isn’t it time to investigate?

Taking a break from his feverish attempts to sabotage the ACA and strip health care from as many Americans as possible, Tom Price was for some reason asked to throw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game–and was … Continue reading →

The Democrats, despite Schumer’s promise to come up with a sharp and bold manifesto, never, ever, do nothing sharp and bold. In the Guardian, Thomas Frank responds to their attempt to rebrand themselves.

Our aspiring-dictator president is engaged in a pissing match with the dictator of North Korea.