U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) speaks in the House of Representatives on July 12, 2022. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “The question is what do we do if he doesn’t recuse himself,” the Maryland Democrat said. JESSICA CORBETT Dec 31, 2023 (CommonDreams.org) Amid expectations that the right-wing U.S. Supreme… Continue reading
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, greets supporters during a campaign event at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire, on December 16, 2023. (Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images) “This behavior is unacceptable,” declared Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows while her Colorado counterpart, Jena Griswold,… Continue reading
The Justices are human beings. DEAN OBEIDALLAH DEC 26, 2023 (deanobeidallah@substack.com) Share One thing lost in the debate over whether the US Supreme Court will agree with the recent Colorado Supreme Court decision that Donald Trump is barred from ever serving as President again for “engaging in insurrection” is that the Supreme… Continue reading
By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON December 20, 2023 (dcreport.org) Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore The Colorado Supreme Court Ruling That Trump Is Not Qualified for Office Could Be Much Stronger, Our Co-Founder Argues The Colorado Supreme Court decision Tuesday, barring Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary race, ignored the three most… Continue reading
A Trump supporter threatens a counter-protester during a demonstration over election ballot counting outside the Michigan State Capitol building on November 07, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) “What started as the lowest moment of the post-election melee became the most inspiring,” said Secretary of State Jocelyn… Continue reading
A demonstrator holds a placard showing a picture of Donald Trump modified to add a swastika and an Adolf Hitler-style mustache during a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in London on November 9, 2016. (Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) “Those of us who hope to preserve our democratic institutions… Continue reading
People wave a Cuban flag as they march through the streets of Miami on July 11, 2022. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images In a rebuke to Obama’s effort to normalize relations with Cuba, Biden is sticking with Trump’s policy, even as a Cuban migrant crisis racks the border. Ryan Grim… Continue reading
Joe Biden has been an excellent president, but is also, I fear, the candidate least able to defeat Donald Trump. Other Democrats need to enter the race. BY HAROLD MEYERSON DECEMBER 11, 2023 (prospect.org) YURI GRIPAS/ABACA/SIPA USA VIA AP IMAGES President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations… Continue reading
By Ryan Grim December 16, 2023 (theintercept.com) If there was any issue that dominated more air time during the Trump administration than immigration, I don’t remember what it was. From The Wall, to the Muslim ban, to the kids in cages, there was universal recognition within the Democratic coalition that Trump’s… Continue reading
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump gather near his residence at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) For voters to make intelligent decisions about candidates, they must be well-informed. Sadly, that is very much not what is happening today in… Continue reading
