One mass shooting after another, one accidental child death after another tears through this country on an almost daily basis. Once again,…
Former Republican strategist and operative Rick Wilson called out Bob Kennedy as a āheroin addict, sex addict, anti-vaccination lunatic and aspiring architect of millions…
The Republican motto ā since Nixon sabotaged LBJās Vietnam peace negotiations and Reagan blew up Carterās deal to get the Iranian hostages back ā…
Forget Jan 6th. Trumpās next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions…
When Louise and I lived in Germany in 1986/87, we visited Dachau with our family. The crematoriums shocked our children, but even…
āThe fog crept in on little cat feet.ā ā Carl Sandburg,Ā FogĀ (1916) Eventually, people in countries that are in the process of flipping…
The future of American democracy isnāt being dismantled by accident; itās being systematically replaced to prepare the way for something entirely new.…
Is Donald Trump recruiting violent extremist? Thom Hartmann explains the real reason Trump would do the pardons is because heās recruiting. Armed…
Have you heard that Comcast is planning to sell MSNBC? Is Rupert Murdoch planning to buy it? Will Americaās media landscape soon resemble those…
Given that weāre in the midst of a vote that will determine the fate and future of democracy in America, letās review…
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