Less than two weeks after the 2016 election, Kanye West told a live audience in San Jose, California, that he did not vote. But he had a preference, and that was clear. West said, “If I would’ve voted, I’d have voted for Trump.” As the crowd expressed displeasure, West continued …
Read More »Comey's Book Is Dividing an Already Polarized Congress
President Trump’s pattern of running the White House like a bad reality TV show continues to cause headaches at the Capitol. This latest episode stars former FBI director James Comey, and it reveals how predictable this show has become, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are quickly retreating …
Read More »Welcome to the Age of Climate Migration
Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas and Louisiana last August, causing $125 billion in damage, dumped more water out of the sky than any storm in U.S. history. By one calculation, roughly a million gallons fell for every person in Texas. The water rained down on a flat former bayou that …
Read More »The Keystone XL Pipeline Fight Is Not Over Yet
Yesterday, after the Nebraska Public Service Commission met to decide whether to give Keystone XL a permit to cross the state, headlines seemed to hail victory for the pipeline project. “Nebraska Regulators Approve Alternative Route for Keystone XL Pipeline,” the New York Times wrote. “Keystone XL pipeline wins green light …
Read More »What's Behind Trump's Vitriol for the Intelligence Community?
Despite his handlers, and the phalanx of high-priced lawyers paid to represent him in the Russiagate investigation, and White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly’s best efforts to contain him, sometimes President Trump just can’t help himself. Thus it was, during an extended, highly scripted Asia tour – perhaps …
Read More »Will Republicans Send an Accused Child Molester to the Senate?
Roy Moore, the Republican Senate nominee in Alabama, has been accusedin TheWashington Post articleof sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl when he was 32 – and an assistant district attorney. Will the party that rode Donald “grab ’em by the pussy” Trump to the presidency stand by an accused child molester …
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