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Since anti-Obama protesters donned three corner hats adorned with dangling tea bags, the Republicans have proven, over and over, they are followers, not leaders. After some consultation, the so-called “grassroots” … Read More
The right-wing has spent the last few weeks gnashing and grinding their teeth to the gum line, trying hard to compare the Afghan evacuation to Ho Chi Minh City, (Saigon). … Read More
Delusional previous guy thinks he’s still POTUS. And in Arizona the cyber-ninjas are looking for traces of bamboo in the ballots. Also, Trump got caught trying to sneak back into Twitter. … Read More
Like Martin Luther objecting to Pope Leo X selling indulgences to raise money for a variety of excesses, the environmental costs of carbon markets far exceed the benefits. Austerity would have … Read More
Hi, Hoomans! The last couple of months have been a whirl! All I remember is waking up really horny and cold in the middle of January. “Hey,” I thought to … Read More
From November 1994 to October 1995, the so-called trial of the century took place. It centered around murder, race, sex, athletics, and hero-worship. America was drawn to it like a … Read More
As Climate Crisis returns to the new US administration agenda, negative emissions technologies (NETs) may find their implementation hindered by neoliberal financialization. An earlier ACM story showed how Steve … Read More
Democratization via the Wall Street Bets subreddit GameStop stock short squeeze points out the stock market is a fraudulent casino. GameStop shorting & Wall Street populism See full episodes here. … Read More
Not really a heist film, but a brief amusement worth another cinematic treatment of financial markets like Trading Places. If not, here’s a quick recap: a bunch of traders — … Read More
Have you noticed when you ask a Republican about Trump’s transgressions, they answer in one of three ways, Democrat Party (sic), Pelosi, or The Squad; they cannot defend him. We … Read More
Further investigation coming as the reality emerges. The Capitol police officer was killed because he was beaten to death, not a heart attack as originally reported. Foreign money supported at least … Read More
Ann Coulter tells Texas crowd “a second term of Trump would have killed us”: “I'm glad he lost” “It's like he didn't know he was president..” He didn’t. These remain dangerous times, but they will get … Read More
I’ve told friends that I’m not going to completely relax until the moment Joe Biden is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts on January 20. (And after he’s reelected, … Read More
I attempted to watch clips of Donald Trump’s ABC Town Hall from last night. It was like watching a concussed orangutan drown in a bucket of Yoo-hoo. Not sure why … Read More
This is her priority: Iowa (R) Sen. Joni Ernst wrote a letter Tuesday to Director Russell Vought with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget asking that investigation be conducted … Read More
Trump claims that domestic terrorists run by “radical left Democrats” have taken over Seattle. #CHAZ is not exactly Paris 1968 or even 1871. Imagine Occupy as a street fair. Trump is relying … Read More
I found Ali Velshi's standalone segment shockingly honest. That he was allowed to use those two minutes to say what he said proves the changing times. Ali Velshi gives America … Read More
Dr. Jay Theis, a Kingwood resident organized a silent protest. He did so in this very Red Republican suburb of Houston, Kingwood Texas, likely to illustrate that the George Floyd … Read More
Why is Faux Fake news not being brought to heel with chanting and pushing the truth of BLM? Fox indeed does carry the water for Trump. They carry the water … Read More
Donald Trump is an interesting character. While many are scared that violence and totalitarianism are in the air. That eventuality is not new. The president of violence and totalitarianism x … Read More
I stand in soladarity with the protestors. I want to say that right off BUT the real protestors of non violence would show up at the Washington Mall or other … Read More
Trump’s revanchism now manifests itself in the second attempt by Trump to recycle old grievances, mainly from ”Obamagate” first proposed in 2017. Because Trump’s history has always been all about trying to … Read More
Lawrence O’Donnell exposed a well-known secret. The supposedly liberal media while present for Right-Wing protests of any size, seldom gives progressive groups the same attention. O’Donnell gets it right about … Read More
Love it: x YouTube Video The Middle Class Fighting to Restore Arizona’s Unity and Decency super PAC’s ad will launch Saturday and run for one week. “Martha McSally has consistently … Read More
The last surviving prosecutor at Nuremberg trials said Trump's family separation policy is a 'crime against humanity'. Then there’s this COVID pandemic, made worse by the Trump administration’s delay, denial, and dysfunction. • US arcing up … Read More
I get so tired of my home state of Kentucky producing some of the biggest assholes to ever occupy political office. If you haven’t gotten enough of Moscow Mitch’s destructive … Read More
Jake Tapper: “It’s not all bad news”. There’s no way of knowing the false sense of security that Trump’s declaration created one month ago, that “15 cases will soon be … Read More
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went to the door and slammed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for a corporate stimulus Republican bill and partisan screech. x x YouTube Video Politico reports the … Read More
Here’s the latest news out of Georgia: x #TeamTomlinson is honored to have the endorsement of @DFAaction towards our efforts to #FlipTheSenate. With your help, we will #SendPerduePacking and also … Read More
We skedaddled out of Panama City heading kind of north on highway 2. But the paved road turned to dirt after 150 miles. By then we were as far south … Read More
When the history obscene bathroom-stall doodles of this presidency are finally written, they will note that Donald Trump was an impeached president. And you’ll be able to find GOP Congress … Read More
A new article describes the trial ballooning of GOP narratives that would try to divert the impeachment and pin the crime on someone, anyone else. No one seems to fit … Read More
x There should be a massive protest outside the course, as close as you can legally get, making as much noise as possible to fuck up the one thing he … Read More
Barack Obama gave a resounding speech of “Yes, We Can!”, and Democrats loved it. He was the first biracial man to occupy the White House. Obama talked about being “transformational.” … Read More
It’s not just the Daily Kos straw poll that shows Elizabeth Warren surging. At least one poll has her in a statistical dead heat with our ostensible frontrunner, Joe Biden. The … Read More
I love this man: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said this week that should Democrats take control of the upper chamber during the 2020 election, there’s one thing … Read More
For many of us, the loud rapid croaking of peeper frogs fills the Spring air. Varieties of the thumb-sizer peeper, or chorus, or tree frogs occupy a North American range … Read More
April 3, 2019 Brussels, Belgium By, Alan Minsky, Executive Director | Progressive Democrats of America Hello, I’m Alan Minsky, the Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America, also known … Read More
It sounds crazy, but it really works. With the right knowledge, licensing and doggedness, a group can buy up medical debt for pennies of the dollar and then, literally, RIP. … Read More
Urban Shield is a militarized policing, weapons expo and SWAT training and competition held annually in the Bay Area since 2007. It is the brainchild of Alameda County's Sheriff Greg … Read More
It has been a week of heart touching images, towering praise, and warm personal recollections. Yet, through it all, I was continually drawn to one constant, repetitive question. How can … Read More
It's true! A Federal Court just ruled it so! Yesterday, May 14th, 2018, Federal District Judge William Alsup issued a decision saying that Berkeley, California's Zoning Ordinance, restricting the area … Read More
x Protesters form a giant human chain outside ICE office in San Francisco, denounce immigration raids. Video: https://t.co/t0Blc0KCQ3 pic.twitter.com/zBte4DFxsR— Sara Bueno (@TVwebproducer) February 28, 2018 Hundreds of people have gathered … Read More
From Gallup Around 30% are registered Democrats. Around 26% are registered Republicans. Around 43% identify as Independents, a record. A hint, many of this 43% is not in the center … Read More
< p class=”is-empty-p”> A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information. A journalist's work is called journalism. A journalist can work with general … Read More
I read a very interesting piece about the protests which have been sweeping across the major cities of Turkey. It seems that if you hold a people down with a … Read More
Remember Scott Olsen? He is the Iraq War vet who stood between Occupy Oakland protesters and the Oakland PD in an effort to show solidarity with the Occupy Movement and … Read More
No, no, no – this isn't some tongue-in-cheek diary meant to give you a good laugh during the last week of the presidential campaign. This is NOT a joke. A … Read More
Who likes paying taxes? I write as committed liberal social democrat and Obama supporter. I care about humanity, and I have devoted my writing and volunteering life to advocating on … Read More
Fox News??? Could I possibly be serious about this? Well . . . Yes, I am serious about this, and I challenge you to disagree with more than just a … Read More
