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Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of a demagogue
In 1989 five young black men were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman jogging in New York City. Leading the charge against them was a real estate mogul whose divisive rhetoric can be found in his presidential campaign today. Yusef Salaam...
Really, Tom Garrett?
“He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured? I like people who weren’t captured." “You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you’ve got a young, and beautiful, piece of ass.” "I will build a great wall. And nobody does walls...
FBI to GOP: Get it straight—Hillary 'did not originate' any classified emails
This Tuesday, the FBI sent a letter to GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the nation’s top Democrat on that Committee, telling them that Hillary Clinton did not compose and send any emails...
Op-ed: This lifelong Republican will be voting for Hillary Clinton
I've been an active Republican for all of my adult life. That this venerable political party, once home to visionary thinkers and leaders, could hand its presidential nomination to Trump, who seems not to know how much he doesn't know and could not care less, is...
Debate That Badonkadonk
Trump is losing the women vote to Hillary Clinton by double-digit margins in seven key battleground states. So what’s his next move in this area? Recruit his buddy and recently ousted Fox News chief Roger Ailes to prep him for his debates against a woman. Ailes was...
#Trumped
From the producers who brought you “The Producers,” #Trumped is a new musical starring Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman and the unlikely candidate himself, Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/OemqVWi_R0k
Our children are watching
https://youtu.be/mrX3Ql31URA
This is not rocket science
Action Alert: Protect Social Security for Our Seniors and Future Generations
Exactly 81 years ago this month, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. Since then, it has functioned as one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, giving seniors the support they depend on during retirement. Today, Social Security...
The GOP must dump Trump
The Muslim ban, the David Duke denial, the “Mexican” judge flap, the draft dodger denigrating John McCain’s military service, the son of privilege attacking an immigrant Gold Star mother and the constant revisionism and lying about past political positions taken are...
