Democrats introduced on Thursday what would be the first landmark piece of legislation of the Biden presidency. The New York Times reports, Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Biden’s Immigration Overhaul in House: President Biden’s allies on Capitol Hill on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, describing it as a humane response to four years … Read more
Adam Serwer explained back in 2018 that when it comes to the Trump administration, The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian men, and his only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty. It is that … Read more
President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris spoke to the American People for the first time since the calling of the 2020 Presidential Race. Please click on the link below to watch the speeches. The themes both emphasized were: Healing. Saving the Soul of the Nation and Protecting Democracy. Inclusion and a place at … Read more
Donald Trump brings his “covid super-spreader circus” to Arizona today, billed as a Latinos for Trump Roundtable in Phoenix. The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Deferred Action for Arrivals (DACA) program in June was only a temporary reprieve. It was also a “roadmap” for how Trump could legally undo the program and deport the Dreamers. … Read more
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past” ― William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun. I long ago made my position clear on the war crimes of the Bush-Cheney regime. The architects of illegal torture deserve to be prosecuted under the Nuremberg Principles for their war crimes, at least at a minimum, prosecuted under … Read more