…in the John Doe dark money scandal that engulfed Scott Walker after the recall elections, took credit for helping create American Majority while working with the Sam Adams Alliance. American…
Trump Picks a Fight with the Facts on His First Full Day
…do so throughout his 18 minute long speech.” It was a “despicable display of self-aggrandizement in front of CIA’s Memorial Wall of Agency heroes,” said former CIA Director John Brennan…
Betsy DeVos and “Biblical Capitalism:” Transcript of Interview at The Gathering 2001
…because she had had that experience all along. Man: How are you doing things differently or the same with your children now, does it vary from child to child? Or…
Former Chief Nominations Counsel Opposes Sessions for Attorney General
…States Senator. Although some of the people of Alabama have chosen to vest Senator Sessions with authority to represent them in the Senate, his record demonstrates that he does not…
Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
…standards above the state’s level. The law signed this week by Ohio Governor John Kasich blocks a planned referendum in Cleveland that proposed raising the city’s minimum wage to $15…
Why Is Trump Fighting So Hard to Stop the Recount in Michigan?
…“She does not allege, let alone explain, how a fourth-place finisher could be ‘aggrieved’ by the election canvass,” Trump’s petition said, saying candidates must be harmed to seek a recount…
Hypocrisy and Trumpism on the Agenda as ALEC Meets in Washington, D.C.
…or guardian. Note that the bill does not apply to private schools and many private charters refuse to abide by state open meetings and open records laws. ALEC, however, is…
Reince Priebus Promotion Another Big Win for the Koch Caucus
…House when John Boehner retired. Friends and virtual neighbors, they have worked together for decades in Wisconsin and in Washington. Bannon on the other hand has hammered Speaker Ryan as…
Dispatches from COP 22, UN Climate Negotiations in the Hottest Year on Record
…fossil fuel industries does not seem to spawn the same scourge of science denialism that has infected the USA to its highest levels. After the presentation, I asked Oleg a…
Oil and Gas Interests Spend Big to Make it Harder to Amend Colorado Constitution
…group pushing Amendment 71, “Protecting Colorado’s Environment, Economy, and Energy Independence,” has spent over $14 million on a campaign that features former Denver Bronco’s quarterback John Elway. The reason for…