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Red America Is Making Money Off Green Energy

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

Wyoming is the second windiest state, after Nebraska. It's obvious why the wind power industry is investing $10 billion there. And it's hard to see why any state politician would oppose this. But some have. Wyoming is one of those fossil-fuel producing states in which so-called conservatives feel obligated -- or are paid -- to stop competition...Read more

Donald Trump's Memorial Day Message

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

This was Donald Trump's Memorial Day Message:

"HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM THAT SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY THROUGH WARPED RADICAL LEFT MINDS, WHO ALLOWED 21,000,000 MILLION PEOPLE TO ILLEGALLY ENTER OUR COUNTRY, MANY OF THEM BEING CRIMINALS AND THE MENTALLY INSANE,THROUGH AN OPEN BORDER THAT ...Read more

Now Trump Cuts Close to Home

From the Left / Jamie Stiehm /

Let me count the ways.

Donald Trump excels at broadsides against bright places and people that burnish our world.

But now, it's getting personal.

Trump is stealing what I hold dear. I'm not even speaking of press freedom or his suing CBS News, where I loved my first job.

I mean the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center for the ...Read more

What Starlings Could Teach Trump's Mean Government

From the Left / Jim Hightower /

There is a species of birds named "superb starlings," and I propose that we elect one of them to be our next president.

These wise creatures have figured out how to make egalitarianism central to their society, with a diversity of birds actively supporting each other. When bringing food back to their chicks, for example, adult starlings ...Read more

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What you need to share about the ‘one big beautiful’ ugly horrible bill

From the Left / Robert B. Reich /

The old professor in me thinks the best way to convey to you how utterly awful the so-called “one big beautiful bill” passed by the House last week actually is would be to give you this short 10-question exam. (Answers are in parentheses, but first try to answer without looking at them.)

1. Does the House’s “one big beautiful bill” ...Read more

All The Craze: October 8 Documentary Showcases Cool Fashion and Moral Depravity

From the Left / Jeff Robbins /

On Wednesday evening, Sarah Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 30, went to a party in Washington, D.C. She was a Jewish woman from Prairie Village, Kansas; he was a Christian and a citizen of Israel. The couple worked in Israel's Embassy to the United States. They were scheduled to fly to Israel that weekend, where Yaron intended to propose ...Read more

Trump’s Grudge Against South Africa is Based on Racist Fiction

From the Left / Clarence Page /

I can hardly think of President Trump and Africa without also remembering his global insult to underdeveloped nations.

In a 2018 Oval Office meeting, you may recall, he grumbled aloud about why this country would accept more immigrants from “politics/fromtheleft/clarencepage/s-3722120">Read more

'Devastated' and 'Hopeless': Researchers Speak Out on Funding Cuts

From the Left / ACLU /

In February, the National Institutes of Health -- the world's largest public funder of biomedical research -- began an ideological purge of its grants. Without warning, hundreds of research projects -- many of which had been underway for years, representing thousands of hours of work and billions of dollars in investment -- were abruptly ...Read more

Habeas Corpus (and the Cabinet of Clowns)

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

She did not even know what habeas corpus is. It should come as no surprise, judging from her actions.

At a hearing, she was asked by Sen. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat:

Senator Hassan: "Secretary Noem, what is habeas corpus?"

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: "Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president...Read more

What Did the President Not Know, and When Did He Not Know It?

From the Left / Ted Rall /

"What did the president know, and when did he know it?" That was the iconic question posed by Howard Baker, the ranking Republican on the Senate Watergate Committee, during televised hearings in 1973, to former White House Counsel John Dean about Nixon's knowledge of and involvement in the break-in at Democratic HQ and the subsequent coverup. ...Read more

Audiobooks and AI: Why Storytelling Is Better Off Human

I fell in love with audiobooks when my kids were young. We would stop at the library before a road trip and choose a few for our drive. I still love audiobooks. Many times it's a good audiobook that gets the chores done and the house clean. These days I use Audible or the library's Libby app.

June is the Audio Publishers Association's Audiobook...Read more

Here's a Tip

From the Left / Marc Munroe Dion /

There are two things some of us know about taxes.

The first is that taxes are unfair because, "Hey! I earned that money."

The second is that if we didn't pay ANY taxes, then every government service would be free because if you don't pay for something, then it's free, right?

This is the kind of math that keeps the lottery in business. The ...Read more

My New Plane is Bigger Than Yours!

From the Left / Bill Press /

It’s official. In what is probably the most significant achievement of his first four months in office, Donald Trump has acquired a fancy new plane. For him, it’s a personal triumph. For the rest of us, it’s a national embarrassment.

His new plane is a luxury 747 worth $400 million called the “Flying Palace,” which the government of ...Read more

The Tax Cut Fantasy Needs to End

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

First off, let's drop the Republican claim that not extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts is a tax increase.

Many of these tax cuts were purposely designed to expire and for a sneaky reason. Making them permanent would have hiked the bill's cost by more than $1.5 trillion over 10 years. Add to that the interest payments tied to the higher borrowing...Read more

Blind Loyalty

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

How could they do it? How could they manipulate his schedule and control his appearances so that no one outside the circle of loyal insiders would see the man we saw the night of that debate?

They were loyal.

In politics, I learned this definition of loyalty. "Loyalty is not about standing by a friend/the candidate/the boss when they're ...Read more

Is Our Destiny Manifest With Trump?

From the Left / Jamie Stiehm /

I know what you're thinking. America made a wrong turn with Donald Trump, driving our destiny into darkness.

But there's reason to believe Trump is what we're all about, right from the start: real estate.

Trump, a mogul and dealmaker, aims to acquire Canada, Greenland and Gaza. Are these far-fetched whims? No.

George Washington, descendant ...Read more

Moral Rights for AI Bots? What About Human Bots?

From the Left / Jim Hightower /

You might be alarmed to learn that a little-known group in America is being treated inhumanely, denied even the most basic human rights.

I refer to our society's callous treatment of AI bots.

Who? AI bots are not an ethnic group, but the rapidly evolving species of advanced "artificial intelligence beings," spawned in recent years by the ...Read more

Sheikh Attack: Qatar and Company Turn America Into a Grift Shop

From the Left / Jeff Robbins /

Donald Trump may not know due process from "101 Dalmatians," but he knows get-rich-quick schemes, and he wasted little time after taking office before making a beeline for the world's most reliable generator of cash for the Trump family: the Mideast. His trip to the Gulf last week could hardly have been a happier experience for our president: ...Read more

Funny. Trump Suddenly Finds the Profit Motive a Shocking Concept

From the Left / Froma Harrop /

Donald Trump's whirlwind visit to Qatar was certainly an extravaganza: "Red and lavender carpets. Arabian horses. Glitzy chandeliers. Camels. Sword dancers," according to The New York Times.

Sounded like a night at Studio 54.

Back on Main Street USA, things looked less fabulous. Trump's tariffs have been menacing the nation's retailers, ...Read more

'I Won't Abandon My Country'

From the Left / ACLU /

I live every day in fear. My husband, Miguel, is undocumented and, despite what many believe, being married to a U.S. citizen does not protect him from Donald Trump's unlawful efforts to deport millions of people.

Miguel is my best friend. He is wonderful, kind and humble. We have a beautiful life that includes a successful business, a home, ...Read more

 

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