by Richard Eskow | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog
Dear Ms. Linton, This has undoubtedly been a difficult couple of days for you, both as a person and as the wife of the United States Treasury Secretary. Nobody enjoys the sudden onrush of hostile attention that comes when something they’ve said goes viral, and not in...
by Libero Della Piana | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
The rabid, racial-nationalist Trump was on full display in Phoenix Tuesday night, in a speech CNN’s Don Lemon called “A total eclipse of the facts.” The Phoenix Trump stood in sharp contrast to the more conciliatory Trump we heard just one night before, in his...
by Miles Mogulescu | Aug 22, 2017 | Blog
Let's be clear here. Whenever Trump, his family, administration or campaign, or Putin and his envoys, talk about “Russian adoptions,” they're really talking about U.S. sanctions on Russia. So if Trump, members of family, administration and campaign discussed...
by Jeff Bryant | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
Progressive political candidates and office holders have had little to say about school vouchers and charter schools. They'll need to wise up soon, as vouchers and charters are rapidly being defined by an emboldened grassroots as not at all progressive. Netroots...
by Tim Wilkins | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
The widespread outrage sparked by white supremacist violence in Charlottesville may prompt dialogue and action nationwide to promote racial equity, according to leaders from the Virginia city. “They wanted to think they could intimidate us, but it didn’t work - it...
by Miles Mogulescu | Aug 20, 2017 | Blog
Don’t get me wrong. I hardly mourn Steve Bannon’s departure from government. Writing in The Huffington Post last summer, right after Bannon replaced Paul Manafort as Trump’s campaign manager, I was one of the first to warn of the dangers Bannon posed. Having met...
