If Robert Kagan hoped to generate some conversation with a lengthy Washington Post opinion piece last week, he succeeded. Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an editor at large for the Post, presented a provocative warning to the public, arguing that the United States faces the possibility of a...
One in which opposition is emnity, and when you you can’t counter the truth with obfuscation you use any and every means at your disposal to suppress speech.
Vance is one of the people helping pave the way toward dictatorship.
In April, Société Générale economist Albert Edwards released a scathing note saying he hadn’t seen anything like the current levels of corporate greed in his four decades working in finance. He said companies were using the war in Ukraine as an excuse to hike prices in search of profits....
So you’re saying the unusual increases in profit corresponding to inflation is in error? The authors published their methodology. Please show your work.
Yeah. It’s a shame the authors of the study wasted their time with empirical data instead of just asking a random person on the internet for their “logic.”
In a tense game of chicken, remarkable for its mix of petulance and audacity, congressional Republicans are threatening to halt U.S. aid to Ukraine—guaranteeing a Russian breakthrough and possible victory in that war—unless Democrats help pass a bill that all but locks down America’s Southern border....
It’s not like the US is supporting Ukraine alone. We just happen to have the best weapons, and a vested interest in containing Putin’s authoritarian ambitions. Providing material support to Ukraine without putting our own boots on the ground is a win all around.
One reason Putin went to such efforts to stop Clinton from winning here is because she knows who he is and was very effective at quietly neutralizing him. Now we’re dealing with his ambitions in action, and we’re not doing it alone.
Social Security benefits are a perennial target for cuts because the program faces a long-run shortfall. Some lawmakers and opinion leaders mistakenly portray the program’s benefits as lavish. The fact is, benefits are modest and workers have earned them by paying into Social Security — protecting themselves and their...
…All available evidence indicates that the Democrats are becoming a more culture war–focused, economically moderate party — except, that is, for what Democratic politicians actually say and do....
Advances in technology, meanwhile, allow campaigns to calibrate their outreach to only the most persuadable voters. The upshot is that a tiny segment of the population will get an outsize say in who leads the United States. And the will of the majority may not even prevail.
“Wisconsin voters have been awaiting accountability for three years, and it is beyond time to hold those who perpetrated this scheme responsible for their actions,” explained Jeff Mandell, an attorney for the Law Forward firm that brought the suit. “This settlement agreement provides one piece of that accountability and...
“The temporary restraining order granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors or anyone else from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws,” Paxton said in a statement shortly after the judge’s decision. “This includes...
It’s a losing battle, but Republicans (particularly the ones in power) have been responding to that by doubling down for the past thirty years. It convinced their base that it’s a display of strength and leadership while everyone else looks on in horror.
I guess we’ll see if their strategy ultimately pays off.
Why this renewed assault? “Obamacare Sucks!!!” declared the former and possibly future president. For those offended by the language, these are Trump’s own words, and I think I owe it to my readers to report what he actually said, not sanitize it. Trump also promised to provide “MUCH BETTER HEALTHCARE” without offering...
Insurance is not healthcare. But we live in late stage capitalism, and without insurance there is no access to healthcare at all. Obamacare took care of some of the more egregious problems we were dealing with, but it was clearly not the final solution.
So who thinks that Trump, or indeed any Republican can be trusted to come up with anything better?
Studies also show that it caused premiums and OOP costs to rise significantly.
Sources, please? Everything I’ve seen says that Obamacare successfully reduced the rise of premiums and costs. The double digit yearly increases in premiums from before the act have disappeared.
In other words, it has flaws that need to be addressed but we’ve been too busy defending it to have the political capital to do it. We knew there would be some losers, but not nearly as many as before and ten years later costs are actually lower than the CBO projected.
Mike Johnson seems to have forgotten he’s been elected to public office, not to church leadership. Conflating the two violates our First Amendment right to freedom of conscience.
"NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he wins the presidency again after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric....
Why in the world would Fox News report on Biden doing what they want him to, especially when Trump is planning to attack him for his green energy accomplishments?
Biden is a capitalist to his core. He was bought and paid for by the RIAA and MPAA for the majority of his career in the Senate. That’s never going to change. But as President he’s been willing to move to the left, and that’s more than I hoped for when he was elected. We can keep pressure on him to do better, but we can’t expect a leopard to change its spots.
It does in the census, and they use that census data to draw district maps. It’s not a coincidence that they’ve been closing down registration and polling locations in areas dominated by PoC, especially if they also happen to be registered as Democrats.
Yes, but their viewers weren’t told that and don’t care to hear it. Fox is a pure propaganda outfit, and whatever the “both sides” morons say, there’s no equivalent to it on the left. The settlement they reached was just the price of successfully boosting the propaganda Trump demanded from them.
It’s a good piece and I think the analysis is largely accurate. But there’s one thing I think Kagan missed: Trump isn’t the only would-be dictator who could take power. He lists DeSantis and Haley as the closest competitors to Trump within the Republican Party, but he doesn’t point out that even if, by some miracle, one of them becomes the party nominee, they would assume the very same dictatorial powers Trump is threatening to wield. Neither of them is going to defend democracy when offered the reins of tyranny, and both could easily hold power for decades. Trump maybe has a single decade at most.
The problem isn’t simply Trump wanting to be President for Life. The problem is that the path has been cleared for any Republican to assume that role the next time one is elected. Project 2025 won’t work for Trump only. The next time we have a Republican President, expect it to be the last time we have a fair election.
The man has kept plenty of campaign promises. Pretending he’s done nothing for the American people at every level is just dishonest. People have the right to express bullshit if they choose, and I have an equal right to call it out.
Did you notice how this opinion piece is littered with links sourcing what Kagan is talking about? This article is easily fact-checked. It’s not the author’s fault if you’re not willing to do your due diligence.
Trump Takes 2024 Lead as Biden Approval Hits New Low, WSJ Poll Finds (www.wsj.com)
GOP’s Vance seeks investigation into op-ed that criticized Trump (www.msnbc.com)
If Robert Kagan hoped to generate some conversation with a lengthy Washington Post opinion piece last week, he succeeded. Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an editor at large for the Post, presented a provocative warning to the public, arguing that the United States faces the possibility of a...
‘Greedflation’ study finds many companies were lying to you about inflation (fortune.com)
In April, Société Générale economist Albert Edwards released a scathing note saying he hadn’t seen anything like the current levels of corporate greed in his four decades working in finance. He said companies were using the war in Ukraine as an excuse to hike prices in search of profits....
Republicans Are on the Verge of Delivering Putin a Big Christmas Gift (slate.com)
In a tense game of chicken, remarkable for its mix of petulance and audacity, congressional Republicans are threatening to halt U.S. aid to Ukraine—guaranteeing a Russian breakthrough and possible victory in that war—unless Democrats help pass a bill that all but locks down America’s Southern border....
Social Security Benefits Are Modest (www.cbpp.org)
Social Security benefits are a perennial target for cuts because the program faces a long-run shortfall. Some lawmakers and opinion leaders mistakenly portray the program’s benefits as lavish. The fact is, benefits are modest and workers have earned them by paying into Social Security — protecting themselves and their...
No, Democrats Are Not Driving America’s Culture Wars (nymag.com)
…All available evidence indicates that the Democrats are becoming a more culture war–focused, economically moderate party — except, that is, for what Democratic politicians actually say and do....
Small segment of voters will wield outsize power in 2024 presidential race (wapo.st)
Advances in technology, meanwhile, allow campaigns to calibrate their outreach to only the most persuadable voters. The upshot is that a tiny segment of the population will get an outsize say in who leads the United States. And the will of the majority may not even prevail.
Why Is One of Trump's Fake Electors Still Overseeing Voting in Wisconsin? (www.thenation.com)
“Wisconsin voters have been awaiting accountability for three years, and it is beyond time to hold those who perpetrated this scheme responsible for their actions,” explained Jeff Mandell, an attorney for the Law Forward firm that brought the suit. “This settlement agreement provides one piece of that accountability and...
Texas Threatens Doctors After Judge Says Woman Can Get Emergency Abortion (www.rollingstone.com)
“The temporary restraining order granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors or anyone else from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws,” Paxton said in a statement shortly after the judge’s decision. “This includes...
Donald Trump Still Wants to Kill Obamacare. Why? (www.nytimes.com)
Why this renewed assault? “Obamacare Sucks!!!” declared the former and possibly future president. For those offended by the language, these are Trump’s own words, and I think I owe it to my readers to report what he actually said, not sanitize it. Trump also promised to provide “MUCH BETTER HEALTHCARE” without offering...
Mike Johnson: Send Money Because God Is About To Smite Our Country For Having So Many LGBTQ Youth (www.joemygod.com)
Mike Johnson seems to have forgotten he’s been elected to public office, not to church leadership. Conflating the two violates our First Amendment right to freedom of conscience.
Nancy Pelosi Says Jan. 6 Was An ‘Inside Job’ By Donald Trump And His GOP Allies (www.huffpost.com)
Trump declines to rule out abusing power or seeking retribution if he returns to the White House | AP News (VOTE!) (apnews.com)
"NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he wins the presidency again after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric....
Oklahoma Senate candidate: Parents who use IVF are “waging an assault against God” (www.friendlyatheist.com)
Comer’s Latest Biden ‘Bombshell’ Appears to Be Nothing More Than Hunter Repaying $4,000 in Car Payments (www.mediaite.com)
Eligible voters are being swept up in conservative activists' efforts to purge voter rolls (www.cbsnews.com)
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Fox News Host Cuts Into Trump Speech To Correct ‘Many Untruths’ (www.huffpost.com)
A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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The Supreme Court May Be Poised to Kill the Voting Rights Act Once and for All (truthout.org)
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