Richard Briffault: What is ‘dark money’? 5 questions answered
With the 2020 campaign season upon us, “dark money” is again in the news.
Jake Johnson: Federal Prosecutors Allege Vast Criminal Conspiracy by Giuliani Associates to Funnel Foreign Cash to Trump and GOP
“To a prosecutor’s eye, this really looks increasingly like one big scheme, overseen by Trump and Giuliani, to obtain illegal assistance from Ukraine in the 2020 election.”
Robert Borosage: Democrats Need to Think Big for 2020
There is a dizzying array of potential presidential nominees for Democratic primary voters to choose from—so many that they won’t even fit on one debate stage. But there is one … Continue reading
Agnieszka Golec de Zavala: Why collective narcissists are so politically volatile
In 2007, a British school teacher in Sudan received a jail sentence under Sharia law because she allowed her pupils to name a classroom teddy-bear ‘Muhammad’. The day after the … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Spins, Lies, and Fake News
Fake news has been around since news has been around. What’s different now is the assertion that alternate truths exist. For a few months in the early 1980’s my job … Continue reading
George Monbiot: The Deep History Behind Trump’s Rise
How a ruthless network of super-rich ideologues killed choice and destroyed people’s faith in politics. The events that led to Donald Trump’s election started in England in 1975. At a … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Shame On Us
Shame on my fellow white people, but blame the news media that created Trump and distorted Hillary. Shame on us, white people. We just rejected the most presidential, qualified candidate … Continue reading
Video: “Wolf” read by Stanley Tucci
. A special election-day fable read by Stanley Tucci. Email subscribers may click on the title of this post to watch the video. .
Jon Queally: Sanders Says Donald Trump Simply Too Dangerous ‘To Sit This One Out’
“I’ve got seven grandchildren. I’ve got four kids. I worry about the future of this planet. I’m not sitting it out. And I hope that my fellow Americans will not … Continue reading
Video: Lady Parts Justice — Pussy Trumps Hate
. Donald Trump has forgotten that women outnumber men. Especially if you’re a tool. This video has been brought to you by #pussytrumpshate and Lady Parts Justice. Email subscribers can click … Continue reading
Dawn Potter: Letter from a Red County; or, The Election: A Love Story
Let me tell you about my friend. She helped me raise my babies, at a time when I was lonely and overwhelmed and bewildered and not at all good at … Continue reading
Gerald Fleming: A Letter to My Republican Friend
I’m sorry I’ve been so long in responding since you sent that last note just after July’s Republican convention, when your guy was nominated. “This’ll be a lot of fun!” … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: Resurrecting My Parents From the Dead for Election 2016
Creating a National Security State “Democracy” Or How the American Political System Changed and No One Noticed To say that this is the election from hell is to insult hell. … Continue reading
Video: You’re So Vain — The Dangerous Vanity and Narcissism of Donald Trump
. For the first time ever, Carly Simon has allowed her song “You’re So Vain” to be used in a commercial. In a video released on the eve of the … Continue reading
