The Ping-Pong Effect: Executive Orders
Donald Trump derided Barack Obama during his campaign for using Executive Orders, but he has now become addicted to the handy shortcut. Donald J Trump has many tools … Read more
Congress
How to Keep ‘Public’ and ‘Service’ in Our Public Postal Service
Private entities are working hard to destroy the Postal Service Journalism, which is supposed to help make sense of our turbulent world, can’t seem to make sense of … Read more
The Republican Plan to ‘Save’ Social Security Would Ruin It
With this scam plan to “save” Social Security, workers would keep paying the same 12.4 percent tax on their wages, but would get drastically less paid back to … Read more
You Say the Practical Bernie Sanders Let You Down? You Let the Movement Down.
If you won’t support Bernie Sanders now, you never really got him in the first place. Bernie Sanders is, and has always been, a true progressive. He’s ALSO … Read more
My Pick for the Next Speaker of the House
Picking the Speaker of the House: What’s at work here is the Crazy Caucus If it were under the big top, it would be a hilarious clown show … Read more
TP’ing the TPP
The TPP: Travesty or equalizer? Awfully fun to watch the different branches of government quiver like Aspen trees in a force 5 tornado arguing the pros and cons … Read more
Health Care and Democracy Care
Keeping democracy healthy Any bad week for Antonin Scalia and the rest of the Cro-Magnons on the Supreme Court is a great week for the rest of America. … Read more
Frequently Asked Questions About the USA Freedom Act
Inquiring minds want to know: What’s the deal with the USA Freedom Act? Will Durst is here to help. Q. What’s the darn deal with the USA Freedom … Read more
Pope’s Speech to Congress Cancelled After GOP Adds Him to No-Fly List
Republicans realize the Roman Pope can no longer be relied upon as a GOP spokesman. Pope Francis will not be addressing Congress in late September as originally scheduled. … Read more
The Real Scandal in Denny Hastert’s Life
Dennis Hastert had long been immersed in the immoral swamp of Washington’s game of money politics. Washington’s establishment of politicos, lobbyists and media sparklies are shocked — shocked … Read more
