by Miles Mogulescu | May 18, 2018 | Blog
A large proportion of Donald Trump’s tweets and speeches vehemently claim there was “no collusion” between Trump and/or his campaign and agents of the Russian government. (The Washington Post counts 146 such denials — 2.4 for every day of Trump’s Presidency — as of...
by Robert Borosage | May 17, 2018 | Blog
Primary season is underway, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has faced growing backlash to its heavy-handed interventions on behalf of some favored candidates. Texas Democrat Laura Moser is running in her state's 7th Congressional District. (Photo...
by Richard Eskow | May 16, 2018 | Blog
Question: Which of these scandals should result in EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s removal from office? A) his cushy, poorly documented, below-market rental deal on a lobbyist friend's Capitol Hill townhouse; B) his extensive use of first-class air travel (to Europe,...
by Jess King | May 15, 2018 | Blog
Jess King, candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's Eleventh District, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for the launch of People's Action's Rural Strategy. I’m a native of Lancaster County - born and raised in this community, never thought I’d be...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 14, 2018 | Blog
The world at large knew virtually nada about Sylvia Bloom for 96 years. Then she died in 2016. Now, just a little too late, Sylvia Bloom is getting her belated — yet richly deserved — 15 minutes of worldwide fame. The New York Times has just published a heart-warming...
by Paulette Jordan | May 13, 2018 | Blog
Paulette Jordan, candidate for governor of Idaho, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 24th, 2018. Jordan, a former member of the Coeur D'Alene Tribal Council, has served in the Idaho Legislature since 2014. I was born and raised on the Coeur...