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Blue States Need Washington Less

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

"Move it back to the states," Donald Trump says about education, about FEMA and, as will probably happen, about Medicaid. What that would mean to Americans depends on what state they live in. As the federal government moves forward on this, it's a good bet that high-income states can handle the changes better than low-income ones.

Yes, it's ...Read more

Random Acts of Intimidation

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

According to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, "The White House, in coordination with the Department of Justice, has dismissed more than 50 U.S. attorneys and deputies in the past few weeks."

One of those dismissed was Adam Schleifer, a career prosecutor in Los Angeles with an outstanding reputation as a fair and effective ...Read more

The Tragedy Joe Biden Brought Upon Us

From the Left / Jamie Stiehm /

WASHINGTON -- Read it and weep.

I mean the newspaper. Every single day, it brings tidings of despair to those who cherish the civilian institutions and agencies of this -- yes -- beloved and beautiful capital.

The Institute of Peace was closed, Gestapo-style, within view of the Lincoln Memorial. The Smithsonian, America's free storyteller, ...Read more

When Greedy Corporations Want a Stupid Law, They Come to Texas

From the Left / Jim Hightower /

Texas: What the Hell?

Once again, my state's GOP hierarchy is leading the nation in creative ways to increase corporate power over people's rights. This time, lawmakers are rushing to protect corrupt executives from legal challenges by their own shareholders!

Their law would ban rank-and-file owners of corporate giants from suing their CEOs ...Read more

Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights

From the Left / ACLU /

State and local officials play direct and crucial roles in shaping and safeguarding our civil rights and civil liberties, especially amid the Trump administration's ongoing attacks. These offices and officials -- governors, state legislatures, attorneys general and mayors -- influence countless parts of our daily lives but, most importantly, ...Read more

Liars and Fools: Security Breach Signals Something Worse than a Clown Show

From the Left / Jeff Robbins /

Last week's disclosure that the Trump administration officials responsible for keeping us safe from our enemies resemble reckless frat boys may have been shocking, but it wasn't surprising. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was already regarded by most members of Congress as profoundly unsuited for that position. This was because of his obvious ...Read more

No, We're Going to Keep Talking About that Group Chat

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

There's much spinning over the grave lapse in national security captured in that group chat outlining a planned bombing raid on the Houthi militia. It goes that it was not that big a deal because the mission was a success. It was not OK. It was lucky.

The late-night comedians and "Saturday Night Live" had a good time turning the event into ...Read more

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Why Trump Opponents Can’t Find a Lawyer

From the Left / Robert B. Reich /

Last week I wrote about Trump’s crackdown on the pillars of civil society — the universities, the scientific community, the media, the legal profession, and the arts — with the clear intent of intimidating them into silence.

Today I want to take a deeper dive into what Trump’s crackdown on the legal community — especially large law ...Read more

The Cover-up Is Always Worse Than the Crime

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

The White House press secretary accused him of being an "anti-Trump hater," a "propagandist in the mainstream media," and of trying to sell a Signal "hoax." The president called him a "sleazebag."

President Donald Trump was reportedly furious, not at his own team but at the press, calling the investigation a witch hunt and The Atlantic, owned...Read more

The Era of the Wuss

From the Left / Ted Rall /

American popular culture, ever promoting the myth that we live in the land of the free and the brave, wants us to believe that we stand up to bullying. Even if bravery is in short supply at times, like during McCarthyism, someone like attorney Joseph Welch ultimately comes to the rescue. Breaking the spell, the First Amendment hero stands strong...Read more

‘Signalgate’ Reveals Trump’s Backward-Looking Military View

From the Left / Clarence Page /

A hard-won Senate confirmation was not enough to keep the aroma of scandal away from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for long.

As labels like “Signalgate” or, as I call it, “the Big Ooops” struggled for dominance in headlines, Hegseth’s fellow Republicans struggled to ignore calls, mostly from Democrats, for him to resign.

One ...Read more

Tending to Our Homes and Our Hearts With TikTok Star Mercury Stardust

Mercury Stardust visited my local library last weekend to talk about her New York Times No. 1 bestselling book "Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair." The TikTok star and "Trans Handy Ma'am" is a transgender woman and home repair expert who serves her video tutorials with a side of social justice and humor. I'm glad I got to ...Read more

We All Join the Inner Circle

From the Left / Marc Munroe Dion /

Two days ago, I went out to get trash bags because I needed trash bags, a prescription because I needed a prescription and cookies because I like cookies.

The kind young woman behind the drugstore counter handed me my prescription in a little white bag, stapled shut.

"Do you want a receipt?" she asked.

I go to one of those drugstores where ...Read more

Keystone Cops Are Back – and Running the Country!

From the Left / Bill Press /

For a good belly-laugh, there’s nothing better than pulling up clips of that bumbling, incompetent band of policemen created for the silent screen by Mack Sennett who became known as the “Keystone Cops.”

I promise you that you’ll laugh yourself silly – until, about halfway through, you’ll stop in your tracks like I did. OMG, you’...Read more

MAGA Slumlords Try Friction Theory on Americans

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

Thomas Jefferson referred to the U.S. government as a "common house" that provided the people protection and stability. Donald Trump is trying to evict Americans from that comfy home by making it hard to get benefits that should be thought of as a right.

Witness the slashing of basic government services in the name of deficit reduction, or ...Read more

Closing the Long COVID Office

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

The news came via email, without further explanation, from Ian Simon, the head of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice. The email, obtained by Politico, says this:

"We are writing to let you know that the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will be closing as part of the administration's reorganization coming this week. We ...Read more

Trump Comes to Bury the Kennedy Legacy

From the Left / Jamie Stiehm /

The grand terrace of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts overlooks the river, where you can catch a breeze and mingle at intermission. The first April symphony is a sweet Mozart and Mendelssohn concert.

Please tell me the center will still be open.

Along with the skilled federal workforce, the 47th president is murdering a precious ...Read more

Trump, Musk, and "Little Buddy" v. The People

From the Left / Jim Hightower /

Eeeeeek, there's a mouse in the house! Oh wait -- it's just Little Mike Johnson. He's harmless.

Mike is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which used to be a vital part of America's national government. The Constitution empowers the House to oversee the federal budget, public policies and the actions of presidents. But Johnson has ...Read more

Want To Save Taxpayer Money? Close Guantanamo.

From the Left / Amy Goodman /

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the world's richest man, have unleashed global chaos with mass firings and funding freezes as they attempt to eviscerate the U.S. government. Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, has revealed significant problems -- within its own operations, that is. This week, Musk's DOGE team ...Read more

Fear Itself: Trump Tees Up the Terror

From the Left / Jeff Robbins /

When Franklin D. Roosevelt began his first inaugural address 92 years ago this month by asserting his "firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," he was rallying his countrymen to overcome the paralyzing fear that had settled in after over three years of the Great Depression. That president wanted to ease Americans' fears. ...Read more

 

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