Budgets are overall expressions of values and priorities. Trump’s budget is cruel and deviant and one hopes it does not make it through Congress.
Europe’s View of Trump
The anti-trump sentiment is even stronger in Europe than it is in the U.S. If Trump expects his European trip to give him a reprieve, he’s mistaken.
When the Trump Coup makers Cometh
So what did you think a U.S.-styled “soft coup” would look like? Are we seeing the intended removal of President Trump in a process never seen in America?
At CNN, Imagining an Absurd Iranian/ISIS Alliance
You’d hope that CNN hosts and leading analysts on national cable news networks would understand the difference between Sunn and Shia.
Roger Ailes, No One Did More to Debase US Politics
Fox News was created in Roger Ailes’ image—a channel that preached family values while subjecting women employees to intense harassment and body-shaming
Robert Reich: This is likely how the Trump presidency ends
Robert Reich: If Trump’s poll numbers continue to plummet, particularly among Republicans and Independent, twenty-two House Republicans will help impeach.
Is Hannity, the Last of the Longtime Fox Stars, Looking for the Door?
With former CEO Roger Ailes and star anchor Bill O’Reilly gone, attention at Fox News Channel is shifting to Sean Hannity.
Action Alert: New York Times Misleads on Children’s Pre-Existing Conditions
The New York Times, in its obsession with reporting that the truth is somewhere in the middle no matter what the facts say screwed up royally.
Declining to Label Lies, NPR Picks Diplomacy Over Reality
After much back and forth, NPR finally clarified its editorial stance on when it is and isn’t appropriate to call a lie a lie.
Action Alert: Asking Questions of Government Figures Is Not a Crime
WV state police arrested Dan Heyman, a veteran reporter with Public News Service, for repeatedly questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.