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The Meaning of Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ Election—A Global View
Vice President Kamala Harris–new possibilities for U.S.. Photo: Wikimedia Commons [View From London] The election of Donald Trump as president in 2016 took the ...
The Curious Case of Melissa Tate, The Disgraceful Trump-loving African
Stockholm syndrome? Melissa Tate with Trump. Photo: Twitter. Photos of Tate in Washington, D.C. are from Instagram. [Commentary: View From Zimbabwe] The story of ...
War for the U.S. Capitol: Progressive Change Encounters Ancien Regime
Donald Trump–the instigator in chief. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons. Two tectonic events occurred in the United States on January 6, 2021, and historians will ...
Trump’s Bigotry Is National Security Threat–Vote NO
Donald Trump–the Apostle of hate. Photo Gage Skidmore–Flickr. [Speaking Truth To Empower] Tuesday’s election will be a truly historic one given President Donald Trump’s ...
Tax “Reforms” — Beware of Giveaways to the Rich as U.S. Debt Already 103% of GDP
Senate Majority Leader Micth McConnell and colleagues working on tax “reform.” Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr As Republicans in Congress move forward on their tax ...
Las Vegas and Texas Police Killings: Why Black People Fear Cops More Than ISIS
Officer Lopera. KTNV screenshot. The violent armed assault Wednesday, in Virginia, on some Republican lawmakers was followed by a steady stream of rhetoric against ...
Why Members Of Congress Must Spend More Time In Washington
Dysfunction– Rep. Ryan, the speaker, is proud of being away from Washington, the seat of Congress When Paul Ryan became House Speaker a few ...
Scandalous: How The Current Procedural Rules Guarantee Congressional Paralysis
Rep. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Jim Boehner — the names don’t matter, paralyses assured so long as rules are the same A ...
Lessons For Next POTUS: Executive Powers, Weak Congress And Media Spin
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton –should either get elected, former Congressman Hamilton warns against media manipulation Before the ins- and- outs of the 2016 ...
Shedding Some Dysfunction, Congress Slowly Becoming More Effective
Lee Hamilton [Commentary] There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’s long slide into irrelevance may be slowing. Agreements on ...
