If Only ‘SVU’s’ Olivia Benson Could “Lock Them Up”
Bingeing on the ‘Law & Order’ franchise can be a comfort if you let yourself fantasize about how the lieutenant would put the cuffs on a rogue administration.
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The Democrats Were Right to Sit Through the Kavanaugh Hearings
Brett Kavanaugh’s illegitimate hearing and appointment on the Supreme Court may seem all but inevitable. But that doesn’t mean the Democrats have failed the majority who don't want to see him on the bench.
How Old Is Too Old to Be President?
Democrats won’t win running two of the oldest candidates—Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden—for 2020. To beat the GOP, new faces and fresh ideas are the only way to move forward.
Omarosa Is Not the Right Sister to Defend
She might be spilling the tea now with her new tell-all book, but the opportunistic former White House aide has knowingly colluded with white supremacists. Why do we have her back?
We’ve Entered a New Age of McCarthyism
While Trump walks back and forth on his treasonous alliance with Russia, government employees like Peter Strzok are being tarred and feathered for daring to have an opinion.
It’s Not Collusion With Trump. It’s Treason.
Today we watched an American president trash the nation and people he's supposed to defend, and ally himself with the hostile foreign power that attacked us.
The GOP Is Killing Diplomacy
Many see the G-7 disaster as the crossing a new line of awful for the occupant of the Oval Office. But it’s just another manifestation of Trump's continued corruption of the presidency.
The Rule of Law Is on Life Support
In our Divided States, justice is unjust, government agencies are corroded, and the Executive Branch is untouchable. This is not what democracy looks like.
Love It or Loot It
Trump's Cabinet is spending gazillions of our hard-earned dollars to buy themselves gaudy home goods. We show them how to shop like normal people.
Trump’s Game of Cronies
The President. Pruitt. Mnuchin. Carson. DeVos. This is an administration defined by corruption and greed. And it is bankrupting our democracy.