House passes bill restoring the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act

Since the House of Representatives began its impeachment inquiry into potential abuses of power by Donald Trump, Trump and his Republican congressional defenders have repeatedly claimed it was making other legislation impossible. This is the alternate reality world of Republicans, i.e., lies and propaganda. The reality is House Democrats have passed nearly 400 bills. Trump … Read more

SCOTUS grants temporary stay in Trump financial documents case

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday put an administrative one-week hold on a lower court’s order for President Trump’s bank records to be turned over to Congress. Release of Trump’s Banking Records Delayed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Justice Ginsburg serves as the circuit justice for the Second Circuit, which is based in New York, … Read more

Oh, SNAP! Welfare for large corporate agribusiness, but not food for the working poor (Updated)

Bloomberg News recently reported Trump’s $28 Billion Trade War Bailout Is Overpaying Farmers: President Donald Trump’s $28 billion farm bailout may be paying many growers more than the trade war with China has cost them. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s calculations overshot the impact of the trade conflict on American soybean prices, according to six … Read more

Kerry and Schwarzenegger Launch World War Zero

This is not an article about a Zombie Movie or the latest video game to purchase for the kids during Christmas or Hanukah. 2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee-former Secretary of State-former Senator John Kerry and former California Governor-current Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger have helped to assemble a bipartisan who’s who coalition of scientists, politicians, military leaders, and … Read more