by Richard Eskow | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Conservatism
People whose lives have been destroyed by floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters face a special kind of anguish. The things they trusted the most - the ground beneath their feet, and the sky above - have turned against them. Their most personal spaces have...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 1, 2017 | Conservatism
Usually when a white person feels compelled to declare themselves "the least racist person" you've ever met, black people know to duck. President Trump, who bestowed upon himself the "least racist" accolade at a bizarre news conference on February 16, flung an...
by LeeAnn Hall | Nov 17, 2016 | Conservatism, Democracy, Progressive Vision, The Trump Swamp
We’re already starting to see how America’s gamble on Donald Trump will pay off: with gifts to the corporations and billionaires he swore he’d put us above. One of Trump’s first priorities is to repeal one of the only federal laws standing between us and Wall Street....
by Bill Scher | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism
Over at Real Clear Politics, I observe that about "Half of America Is About to Get Gut-Punched." Despite the polls clearly showing Hillary Clinton leading, both sides appeared convinced of victory, a recipe for a rude awakening on one side tonight. As someone who does...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Oct 14, 2016 | Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
Donald Trump’s campaign is sinking quickly, but GOP support for right-wing authoritarianism is still going strong – particularly in Maine. Days after the Republican presidential candidate suggested during a televised debate that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 5, 2016 | Conservatism, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
The vice-presidential debate Tuesday night was rated by some commentators as generating more heat than light. At times, that certainly seemed true when watching Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence hurl charges at each other, insert practiced digs and cut each...
