Two Milestones: 100,000 dead, 40 million unemployed

On Wednesday, the United States reached the milestone of 100,000 confirmed dead from the coronavirus pandemic. Vice President Joe Biden delivered a video eulogy for the dead. President Donald Trump spent the day slandering former congressman and now MSNBC host Joe Scarborough with a false accusation of murder, and threatening social media, his precious Twitter, … Read more

Frank Rich: Coronavirus comes to Trump country

Frank Rich has a summary of the week’s news at New York Magazine. He succinctly ties together a number of related topics that I simply do not have the time to cover in full. I was particularly impressed with this analysis. MAGA vs. COVID: In the face of a climbing death toll and against warnings from some of … Read more

Republicans have corrupted the independence and impartiality of the federal courts

The New York Times today takes a deep-dive analysis into how Donald Trump, aided by “The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has Unleashed a Conservative Agenda on the Federal Courts: As a Republican candidate for the Texas Supreme Court, Don R. Willett flaunted his uncompromising conservatism, boasting of endorsements from groups … Read more

NY Times joins other newspapers call to impeach Donald Trump

The New York Times today joins The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, the Tampa Bay Times, the Orlando Sentinel, the Boston Globe, the New York Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the San Francisco Chronicle in calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump. UPDATE: add the Salt Lake Tribune. What about … Read more