When Liars Debate, the Truth Always Loses
The Republican rejection of reality — which these candidates will act out in debate after debate for months to come — inflicts grave costs on this country every day. It is hard to imagine the damage...
View ArticleHunting Hillary: Dim Speaker-to-Be Reveals Select Committee’s Partisan Goal
As the Republican-controlled House revealed yet another committee to investigate Benghazi, is this their way of "hurting Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign?" The post Hunting Hillary: Dim...
View ArticleIs Benghazi the Real Motive Behind Jason Chaffetz’s Bid for House Speaker?
Is Chaffetz now running against McCarthy to avenge the infuriated Trey Gowdy? He has denied it emphatically, which is only another reason to think it may be true. The post Is Benghazi the Real Motive...
View ArticleClinton Scandals: If the First Time Is Tragedy…
If Whitewater wasn't a tragedy then Benghazi and Hillary Clinton's email scandal is assuredly a farce. But Republicans think differently as the damned emails will return on Oct. 22, when Clinton...
View ArticleWhile the Republicans Snarled, Hillary Smiled
We know conservatives left furious and whiny, but did Hillary Clinton's strong performance rally skeptical liberals to her side? The post While the Republicans Snarled, Hillary Smiled appeared first on...
View ArticleDebate Mendacity Even Shocks Conservatives
Republican presidential candidates seem free to bend, twist and shred the truth at will—for instance, take the free-for-all CNBC debate. They all got away with prevaricating about themselves, their...
View ArticleWhat Socialism Means to Bernie—and You
Socialism is not a "frighteningly alien worldview," it's merely another set of ideas for organizing society to protect and uplift every human being. Here is what you need to know about socialism as...
View ArticleHard Questions for Debating Democrats
It is easy enough to denounce the denialists on the Republican side, but the Democratic candidates ought to be asked how they differ in dealing with the most challenging issue of our time: global...
View ArticleWhy ISIS Needs the ‘Useful Idiots’ Who Demonize Muslims
Every imbecile who threatens Muslims is an unwitting agent of ISIS; in fact, it would be unsurprising to learn that ISIS itself is covertly promoting such messages in order to intensify enmity between...
View ArticleWill Corporate America Confront GOP Climate Denial?
As a matter of policy, the Republican Party obstructs any serious effort to prevent catastrophic climate change. The time is surely coming when the corporate environmentalists will have to confront the...
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