Politics

"When did it become OK to base our public policy on false accusations made by people who broke the law?"

From human rights to existential threats like global warming and the loss of bio-diversity, as well kitchen table issues like income inequality and food security, progressive forces are aligning on the right side of history as they oppose both the global elite and the populist provincialism of far-right groups.

We the People of the United States, through our elected representatives in Congress, allow this.

Donald Trump calls Bernie Sanders a communist while campaigning in Iowa City.

A federal judge had given the government until Friday to release footage in which a Syrian detainee was force-fed. The government has now appealed.

"Those elephants were victimized by the cruelty of certain people. But all of human society is responsible. We destroyed those innocent lives to take those tusks. We have to ask for pardon from them.”

“What we’re seeing is a clear indication that, when properly motivated and energized, the formidable power of the American people can go up against the mighty power brokers that currently control this government and they can prevail.”

The TPP, offering modest quantifiable benefits from trade liberalization, is really the thin edge of a wedge package which will fundamentally undermine the public interest.

Six National Security questions Hillary, Donald, Ted, Marco, et al., don’t want to answer and won’t even be asked.

All of them believe the jury made the wrong decision.