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When you book a Trump surrogate to come on your show, the one thing you should always expect is lies, lies and more lies. The president never encouraged violence, the … Read More
Alison Ettel of Treatwell Health–a San Francisco edibles company that puts cannabis in pet food—had a problem with an 8-year old selling bottled water near her store “without a permit”. … Read More
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand—someone who is devoutly religious and actually follows the Bible—called it: Trump is doing the devil’s work. His ideas are evil, “from darkness,” and rooted in hate. Trump is a monster. Coincidentally, … Read More
Pantheon of organizations plan massive June 30 mobilization against Trump administration’s family separation policy WASHINGTON — During a television appearance on MSNBC’s ‘All In With Chris Hayes’ this evening, Rep. … Read More
MINNESOTA — MoveOn Political Action members in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Ilhan Omar for Congress, with 71% of votes cast in favor of backing Omar. … Read More
Donald Trump is a complete embarrassment on the world stage: scandals, twitter tantrums, treason, incompetence, discrimination, bigotry, porn stars, misogyny, complete lack of integrity….I could go on and on, but … Read More
What the hell is wrong with you? x Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is … Read More
The Eight Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which is one of the strictest bans on abortion anywhere in the world, is projected to be repealed, as polls have closed in … Read More
Dear MoveOn member, The year so far has, of course, been shaped by Trump and the GOP’s ongoing and deeply destructive cyclone of chaos. But it has also been deeply … Read More
If someone told you that taxpayer money was being used to fund InfoWars, the Enquirer, or another fake news outlet, I image you’d be pretty ticked. However, at least—for the … Read More
In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver led a 20-minute deep dive into the world of “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs). With more than 3,500 such locations around … Read More
Cross-posted from Eclectablog. It’s no secret that Michigan Republicans are deeply in the pocket of corporations in our state. One of their first orders of business after taking control of … Read More
With all of this time that had past, I was convinced, sure, somebody was going to write about the fact that the US looks to be preparing for a new round … Read More
I’ve long thought that we have crossed the rubicon where it no longer makes any sense for journalists to follow, interview and report on the various Republican office holders. It … Read More
This is a really big surprise right? I mean how could this happen? Well, of course it can’t. As a matter of fact somebody who wrote that would not be … Read More
This morning, the morning after President Donald John Trump gave the constitutionally-mandated State of the Union address, not since the Civil War has the state of our Union been in … Read More
Sorry for being rather late on this one; I don’t write here much anymore. The reaction was ever so predictable. After the New York Times’ report that Clinton shielded campaign … Read More
This was so obvious in 2016. It is more obvious in 2017. It is a major problem in especially “liberal” worlds. The New York Times presents itself as the arbiter … Read More
My friends, I cannot continue as a Senator from Minnesota. I have loved this job. I think I have been good at it. I believe I would continue to be … Read More
This is just a reaction, but I wonder if other people react the same way. Amanda Marcotte wrote a really interesting story today on the way that many of the accused sexual abusers … Read More
Actually a number of impasses, but I want to focus on one. I did not like Kos’ front page diary. I found it extremely self-righteous and in places dishonest. Self-righteous because … Read More
The United States Supreme Court this week announced it would soon hear a major case that could redefine the legal landscape at the critical juncture where abortion rights meet free … Read More
Campaign Action While most eyes this week were on the carnage in Las Vegas, the catastrophe in Puerto Rico, or the dangerous provocations towards Pyongyang and Tehran, the Trump administration … Read More
The situation in Spain isn’t exactly getting better. And now it looks like the first real deadlines may have been set in the escalation of the Catalan push for independence. … Read More
While I’ve spent the last couple days writing about events in Spain, it’s important to remember the other major separatist/independence news story: Kurdistan. So, while Catalonia engages in am organized … Read More
Obviously, our collective attention has been focused on tragic events that are, for Americans, much closer to home. But the situation in Spain continues to bear watching. And it isn’t … Read More
I’m the Chair of the Washtenaw County Democratic Party in Michigan. We’re a liberal bubble where the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University are. Yesterday, following Donald Trump’s egregious … Read More
“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.” With that phrase, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States … Read More
“Gunmen dressed as women stormed Iran's parliament building on Wednesday while a suicide bomber targeted a shrine to the Islamic republic's founder in deadly twin attacks that were claimed by … Read More
Jim Moore, writing at the Huffington Post, chastises the Notre Dame graduating students who turned their backs and walked out as VP Mike Pence began his commencement address: No point … Read More
Cross-posted from Eclectablog.com For weeks and weeks now the Indivisible group in Dexter, Michigan (“Indivisible Dexter”) and other residents of Michigan's 7th Congressional District have been asking Republican Congressman Tim … Read More
Cross posted from Eclectablog.com. At the Michigan Nurses Association conference taking place in Lansing this week, residents of Flint got up to talk about the ongoing catastrophe happening in their city … Read More
The Florida governor’s office has released—apparently quite reluctantly, given their earlier denial—a map showing a new region of probable local Zika transmission in Florida. The last such map outlined a … Read More
Originally posted at Eclectablog. On May 21st of this year, I was elected to be the male delegate pledged to Hillary Clinton for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. To say I’m … Read More
A Presidential candidate who makes flippant jokes about women. Complete with an especially horrific rape joke. Campaigns on explicitly extra-legal solutions to crime problems. Is repudiated by just about everyone … Read More
Say both Hillary and Trump win their respective nominations. As we all know Hillary is very/extremely business friendly. Will the Corporate interests and the elite line up behind Hillary? I … Read More
Some say why are the campaigns/debates not talking about climate change? I reply looking at the bullshit going around here and elsewhere that climate change is of little or no … Read More
Sometimes one has to agree with British Members Of Parliament Donald Trump was branded a racist demagogue, a buffoon and a “wazzock” in the British parliament as MPs debated whether … Read More
This is not the politics of envy, this is utter madness Runaway inequality has created a world where 62 people own as much as the poorest half of the world's … Read More
Hillary Clinton’s opponents in the Democratic primary pledged to not take donations from the fossil fuel industry. It’s an appropriate response to the fossil fuel industry’s tremendous influence in Washington, … Read More
Originally posted at Eclectablog. There are two things that worry me most about Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and the national, even international, megaphone it gives him. The first is that … Read More
Some claim immigrants, whether legal or not, are taking away Americans jobs and this causes resentment amongst poor white working class. I would say the real resentment is not for … Read More
This is the mantra of the right on both sides of the pond. It’s the xenophobics and racists mantra, without the inherent toxicity of their usual bile. Who is us? … Read More
I am tired of this, you have a stage, you have air time, you have a certain air of respectability, then all you do with that is preach hate supported … 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
Christianity Redefined Eclectablogger Amy Lynn Smith has been following the story of a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Michigan against Michigan-based Trinity Health Corporation, a Catholic Church-affiliated healthcare system. … Read More
Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis visited Chicago to host a sold out premier showing of their new documentary film, This Changes Everything. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it. I know … Read More
In Ramadi, Iraq, last week a force of some 200 ISIS fighters carried out a successful suicide-based attack on the Government Center building. A chain of cars drove in and … Read More
Recall all the stories telling us how Likud and Benjamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu had won a great victory at the polls on March 17th ??? Well, it's not just Fox News. … Read More
Hillary Clinton can add to her basic stage craft, to her inventory of vocal skills. As a public speaker she needs to reach beyond facts and “process” to the emotional … Read More
