āSuccessionā is over, but spoiled, entitled billionaire man-children are still very much with us, running social media companies, owning newspapers and television…
Americans used to understand the difference between private and public, between what government should regulate or even administer, and what is appropriately…
What country in its right mind would allow a foreign entity to come into their country, set up a major propaganda operation,…
Kevin McCarthyĀ just came backĀ from a press trip to our southern border, full of talk about how bad the Biden administration is doing…
Well, it was a hell of a State of the Union speech. Throughout it, multiple Republicans rudely interrupted the president by shouting,…
If youāre a Democratic candidate for office in New Mexico, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Colorado, New Jersey, New York or Illinois,…
Why are Americaās plutocrats funding efforts to weaken our democracy and replace it with plutocracy and oligarchy? Is it just about money?…
To paraphrase Pastor Niemƶller, first they came for our abortion rights. Now theyāre coming for our birth control. Psychologist Dr. Marty KleinĀ notes…
You’ve probably never heardĀ of Gigi Sohn, but America needs her and we need her now. This is a call to immediate action…
The Supreme Court appearsĀ hell-bent on making America bigoted again. Step-by-step, they’re undoing every bit of progressive legislation from the past 80 years…
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