In 1770, the redcoats were a lot more solicitous of Americans’ rights than Trump’s goons are today.
Donald Trump
Posted inPolitics
Senate Talks on DHS Funding Paralyzed
Republicans are trying to bargain with other options rather than change their DHS funding bill.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Courts Struggle to Contain ICE
Maybe an appalled judiciary will increasingly be allies, but we need to save ourselves.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Republican Expressions of Concern Already Turning Back Around
All the Trump administration had to do was send Tom Homan to Minnesota.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Trump Administration Wants Dead ICE Officers
Conservatives need a narrative where they’re the victim even as they’re oppressing you.
Posted inTAP
The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine
The latest ICE murder produces a unified Senate Democratic Caucus blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security until strict and enforceable limits are set.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Venezuelan Oil Revitalization: Paid For With Your Taxes
The biggest oil companies will immediately profit off Trump’s Venezuela coup, including via American taxpayers’ money.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Stillbirth of the Nationalist International
Trump’s attempted Greenland grab has alienated the ultranationalist Europeans who viewed him as their beau ideal.
Posted inTAP
The Big Winner: China
Trump claimed that his Greenland foray was needed to contain the influence of China and Russia in the Arctic. The result: China is more globally powerful than ever.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump’s War on Child Care
The already struggling system faces more struggles from administration rule changes.
