I been down so long : it seem like up to me Furry Lewis, “I Will Turn Your Money Green” A Gallup Poll puts Hillary Clinton’s favorability among African-Americans at 80% and Bernie Sanders at... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “Let’s focus on the middle class.” — Rick Santorum, March 7, 2015 “Everyday Americans” removes political discussion even further from a consi... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “You know Southie’s gotten gentrified. I guess you can’t stop progress.” — Ray Donovan, Showtime TV series, 2015 “It was a real wake-up call... Read more
Our attachments to Trump are far below the level of rational understanding and as these underground or abyss level attachments have proven politically potent in the past, we ca... Read more
Published on http://brightlightsfilm.com Now a whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end. – Aristotle, The Poetics Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It... Read more
Published on http://www.truth-out.org In traditional analog media, PBS NewsHour wonders – as if newly arrived on the planet Earth – what may be the cause and meaning of a Baltimo... Read more
Department of Homeland Security officials conducted the search as the Trump administration sought to deport a former student and pro-Palestinian activist. [...]
The president, once the target of federal prosecution, is likely to announce steps to combat “weaponization” of the department, even as he uses its powers to punish enemies and reward allies. [...]
A series of events in all 50 states aims to capitalize on a recent warning from Republican leadership that its lawmakers should avoid such public forums. [...]
The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to run major health programs for older Americans and the poor. [...]
By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through government contracts. [...]
The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending. [...]
