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Ethics, Shmethics: The Culture of Republican Politics
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump captured American voters’ dissatisfaction with Washington, D.C., in just three words: “Drain the Swamp.” But despite the president-elect’s insistence that he will uphold the catchy campaign pledge, Trump has failed to—or more...
GRIZZLY STEPPE – Russian Malicious Cyber Activity
This Joint Analysis Report (JAR) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This document provides technical details regarding the tools and infrastructure used by the Russian...
A Broad Coalition of Non-Partisan Decency
Samantha Bee and Glenn Beck agree: ‘It’s all of us against Trumpism’ Over the years, Beck established himself as a controversial firebrand, and he’s been lambasted continually by the left. He was a favorite target for Jon Stewart when he hosted “The Daily Show.” But...
The Subpoena That Rocked The Election Is Legal Garbage, Experts Say
The warrant assumes that the mere existence of emails from or to Hillary Clinton is probable cause that a crime occurred. The warrant connected to the FBI search that Hillary Clinton says cost her the election shouldn’t have been granted, legal experts who reviewed...
Trump raises specter of treason
There are several possible explanations for Trump’s position. They are not mutually exclusive. First, he may be trying to shore up his political standing before the Electoral College vote on Monday. Second, he may be attempting to undermine the credibility of US...
The Legacy of Barack Obama
In 2008, we elected one of the most progressive presidents in history. Regardless of the relentless negativity, there has been a lot of significant progress since Barack Obama took office. When he took over in 2009, you'll recall, the economy was in free-fall and...
Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America
Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America The CIA officially determined that Russia intervened in our election, and President-elect Donald Trump dismissed the story as if it were a piece of fake news. "These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass...
Ex-CIA operative: We may need a new vote
Breaking: Former CIA Operative Robert Baer says if the CIA can prove that Russia interfered with the 2016 election then the US should vote again. Reuters: The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the...
CIA assessment: Russia tried to help Trump win 2016 election
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter. [video width="1920"...
Climate change got you down? Get rid of the scientists!
Trump's transition team has asked the Department of Energy to list employees and contractors who attended United Nations climate meetings, along with those who helped develop the Obama administration’s social cost of carbon metrics, used to estimate and justify the...
