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When Trump first slithered down an escalator pronounce his stunt to get paid more than Gwen Stefani by NBC, announce his run for the White House, he came out of the gate with a ridiculously bigoted false notion that “Mexicans are rapists.” …

With some 18 Democratic presidential candidates and counting, it’s hard to keep track of who stands for what: which candidates have developed policy expertise and proposals on which issues, and which ones sound good but still keep talking in generalities.…

The Sunday shows exist so that powerful people can dispense the week's preferred talking points. It has been unfortunate, for the most part, in that it has revealed most of the nation's most powerful people to be distinctly not too bright, and dishonest as a…

Yeah, I said it. The Mueller report makes clear that Individual 1 and his campaign did collude with Russia, and he did obstruct justice. I’m not talking about legalese: I’m talking about facts and truth.…

Historical events occur twice, Karl Marx famously said, first as tragedy and then as farce. But when it comes to the rampant lawlessness of Republican presidential administrations, the record is a succession of national tragedies for the United States. And the…

They lie about everything. And now we know that includes Attorney General William Barr, who brazenly lied about the contents of the Mueller report during a press conference held just hours before its release on Thursday. Apparently unconcerned that the…

Easter is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. In two different parts of the world in recent days, in France and the United States, we have witnessed the destruction by fire of churches. One is the towering Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,…

It seems impossible that the still-highly redacted version of the Mueller report reached the public only three days ago.  It seems so much longer.…

Pat Garafalo at The Nation writes—New Jersey Exposed One of Corporate America’s Favorite Schemes. A state investigation revealed how companies use empty threats to pry money from local governments:…

Chef Bruno Serato has served millions of meals to children in need during the past 14 years. Born in France to Italian parents, Serato moved to the United States in 1980. According to Serato, on April 18, 2005, his mother Caterina was visiting from Italy.…

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare illness affecting an estimated 1 in 100,000 infants. It is a fatal condition caused by “mutations in different genes involved in the development and function of infection-fighting immune cells.” Researchers…

It’s not against the law to wear a swastika. That’s something that falls under the protection of the First Amendment to our Constitution. It is arguably the most fundamental freedom we have, and the most important one in defending ourselves against…