by Richard Eskow | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog
The sense of panic among elite Republicans is palpable. They’re beginning to understand that when they look at Donald Trump they're staring into the orange-hued face of their party’s potential demise. The GOP defections to Team Hillary were already well underway by...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Donald Trump has not sown the seeds of anger and hatred so much as he has reaped their fruits in a bumper crop. Their roots go very deep, and they will blossom anew in the wake of a Trump defeat. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has confounded conventional...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Here is a real shocker. AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) has been a paying member of the notorious right-wing, Koch-tied lobbying organization American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) since at least 2014. Yes, that AARP, once known for...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump’s brain. It’s an unusual instrument, and a frightening one, even in the best of circumstances. Now someone has “put a bird on it”– a lot of them, in fact. Here’s what Trump said about wind power on Monday: “The wind kills all your birds. All your...
by Miles Mogulescu | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
General Von Hindenburg, the last elected President of the German Weimar Republic, is remembered for two things: First, Von Hindenburg appointed Adolph Hitler as German Chancellor, after which Hitler abolished democracy and instituted a Nazi dictatorship. Second, in...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
There are lots of stories in the media claiming that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is dead for now. And why wouldn't TPP be dead? Both presidential candidates say they are opposed to TPP. Various Congressional leaders have said that it is unlikely to come up....
