Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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Why do we feel so lonely?


Barbara Frietchie


 

The Mindfulness Movement: The Science of Science Communication


 

Grief Over Celebrity Deaths


 

They Could Be Heroes: Today's biggest novelists are throwbacks to a simpler time.


 

The Power of Acceptance: Stop Resisting and Find the Lesson


 

The Five Things We Cannot Change: and the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them


 

From "The Oatmeal" - Believe


 

Why Aged Cheese and Mushrooms Are So Good for Your Heart (and Make You Live Longer Too)


 

The 21st Annual Webby Awards: Full Show


 

Government Investigations


 

Me, Myself, and IKEA: What Our Love For Swedish Furniture Says About Narcissism


 

The art of being yourself | Caroline McHugh | TEDxMiltonKeynesWomen


 

Grateful Dead The Weight (Easy Rider) 


 

5 scientific secrets to handling a narcissist


 

Neuroscientists discover a song that reduces anxiety by 65% (listen)

Military related links 061417




Launching Missiles from ‘Oppositeville’


 

For Whom the Bell Tolls


 

Why “Troop Tax” to Pay for GI Bill is Ridiculous


 

An Air Force Academy cadet created a bullet-stopping goo to use for body armor


 

Army ups retention bonuses across all eligible MOSs


 

Sen Tim Kaine Wants To Protect Gold Star Children From Education Cuts


 

Women in the infantry: How the Army is growing its first female enlisted grunts


 

No president — especially Trump — should have sole the authority to use nuclear weapons


 

The Painful Story of How U.S. Special-Operations Forces Grew Up


 

Reserve Forces Policy Board Overview


 

Blended Retirement System


 

Chelsea Manning's First Interview Since Prison Release: 'Let's Not Hide History'.  Former Army private says her "values would have been the same" if circumstances were different

Terrorism related links 061417




Syria Strike Follows Washington’s Failed Foreign-Policy Playbook: For those who recognize that Trump cannot bomb his way to peace, it is time to revive and mobilize an antiwar movement.


 

Trump Calls North Korea’s Dictator A “Smart Cookie”


 

Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths


 

First Step Down a Dangerous Path


 

'American Auschwitz': Trump's 'Final Solution' to the Immigrant Question


 

World letting Yemen 'be engulfed in famine'


 

Where Trump Gets His Fuzzy Border Math: Meet the far-right "think tank" working to legitimize the immigration crackdown.


 

Before the Refugee Ban: One family’s journey from Iraq to Ohio—and how life has changed under Trump.


 

The General and the Refugee: Police from four countries joined forces to bring down a notorious human smuggler. Here's how they blew the operation—and why the crackdown on immigration is making things worse.


 

Trump Administration Cites Segregation-Era Ruling To Defend Its Travel Ban: In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that courts shouldn’t investigate the motivations of officials who closed public pools rather than integrate them.


 

The Future of Afghanistan Depends on Education


 

Moon Jae-in easily wins South Korea’s presidential election: Governing the country will be harder


 

Murphy, Young on Yemen; Murphy: Saudis deliberately trying to create famine in Yemen Murphy: "The Saudis are deliberately trying to create a famine inside Yemen in order to essentially starve the Yemenis to the negotiating table."


 

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked: A shadowy global operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign influenced the result of the EU referendum. As Britain heads to the polls again, is our electoral process still fit for purpose?


 

Why is Trump rewarding Saudi war crimes with more weapons?


 

Just What The Middle East Needs — $110 Billion More In Weapons: President Trump’s arms sale to Saudi Arabia risks exacerbating tensions in a deeply strained region.


 

Syrians roll back extremism in Idlib without military intervention


 

Trump’s statement on Ramadan is almost entirely about terrorism


 

U.S. and Iran Compete in Eastern Syria, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Renew Old Feud, and More Fighting in Libya after Attacks in Manchester and Minya


 

Will Qatar’s Diplomatic Exile Spark the Next Great War?  The Sunni Gulf powers have long been spoiling for a fight with Iran. This could be just the excuse they need.


 

US, Russia hold secret talks over south Syria safe zone


 

Is America Getting Sucked Into More War in Syria? The Trump administration has quietly escalated against Assad and his allies—and risks sparking regional chaos.


 

Editorial Trump obsesses over terrorism but ignores the bigger threat: Access to firearms


 

The rise of ISIS, explained in 6 minutes


 

Trump’s travel ban is useless. Terrorists mostly come from our own back yard.  Banning visitors from foreign countries wouldn't have stopped the majority of jihadist terror attacks since 9/11.


 

3 Army Rangers killed, 1 wounded in Afghan solider attack, official says


 

Donald Trump Maintains Losing Streak In Court Over His Travel Ban: A federal appeals court refused to revive the president’s executive order imposing travel restrictions on people from six Muslim-majority countries.


 

Politics related links 061417




Tracking how House Republicans have acted to hide the truth about the Trump presidency


 

Ben Cohen's BB Demo -- Corporate Money In Politics


 

Caitlin Johnstone Talks Trump, Assange, Neocons, & More


 

Trump is now talking about consolidating his power


 

Trump’s ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike


 

Embarrassing Trump Audio Exposes Him as Totally Clueless


 

It’s Not ‘McCarthyism’ to Demand Answers on Trump, Russia, and the Election: Using the language of the anticommunist witch hunt for this moment is a mistake.


 

The First 100 Days of Resistance Restored Our Faith in Democracy: But progressives must continue to take to the streets—and push Democrats to offer a real alternative.


 

From the Rearview Mirror: Obama didn’t lose the argument with the right; he chose not to wage it.


 

The Romance of Reform: A new book on the antebellum period captures the dangers of confusing self-improvement with institutional change.


 

The Knight’s Move: Can a new Trump-inspired intellectual magazine transcend its contradictions?


‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner: The esteemed American historian talks about his new book, the politics of history, and the meaning of “a usable past.”


 

Donald Trump has said 213 false things in his first 100 days. Here are all of them: The Star’s running tally of the bald-faced lies, exaggerations and deceptions the president of the United States of America has said, so far.


 

Activism Is The Only Hope Of Restoring America's Democratic Principles


 

Stupid Makes a Comeback


Trump is Breaking (the) News


 

The Resistance is Winning: 100 Ways We’ve Fought Back and Won


 

Time to Recall a Progressive ‘Truly Great’ First 100 Days: The Resistance needs to develop a memory of how past generations confronted reactionary threats to American democracy.


 

DNC Lawyers Argue DNC Has Right to Pick Candidates in Back Rooms: Attorneys claim the words 'impartial' and 'evenhanded'—as used in the DNC Charter—can't be interpreted by a court of law


 

Got a fake news headache? Dive instead into real news about progressive victories.  Media outlets often omit tales of grassroots success. These examples show local action taken to benefit nonelites


 

LETTERS to the EDITOR of Progressive Populist


 

Dorothy Day: the Making of a Reluctant Saint


 

DISPATCHES of Progressive Populist


 

Liberals Find Community, and That Could Be Big


 

Bernie Sanders' Voters DNC Lawsuit Gains Steam


 

The New Yorker Declares War on Trump With Explosive Story


 

How Arkansas went from blue state to red state


 

A Soulless Man Cannot Serve Justice: Under Gorsuch’s reasoning, a corporation is entitled to require a worker to die for a load of meat.


Mary Sanchez: Trump’s words betray his true intent


 

Inside Devin Nunes


 

A moment of great danger: Trump meets Chinese president while on the brink of war in Syria: Trump hosts Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, with his administration in chaos and missiles landing in Syria. It's not good


 

Robert Reich: Donald Trump Cranks Up the Fog Machine


 

Launching missiles turns a bumbling liar into a decisive leader: Pundits rush to declare Trump presidential after Syria attack: Donald Trump's attack on Syria is being cheered by some media outlets that are desperate for him to be presidential


 

How To Fight The Establishment Propaganda Machine And Win


 

Escaping Mephistopheles


 

Research Cuts Hurt


 

Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America


 

Seven allies are coming forward with new information proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that there was a secret Trump – Russia alliance.


 

State Department Promotes Ivanka Trump’s Book In Another Ethics Blunder: C’mon, folks. Not pushing the Trumps’ private business is not that hard.


 

Escaping Mephistopheles


 

Stiehm: The Senate changes its ways for Gorsuch


 

Republicans Just Don’t Care


 

SYNDICATED COLUMN: 5 Things Democrats Could Do To Save Their Party (But Probably Won’t)


 

Needed: A Democratic Shadow Cabinet: Leading Democrats could hold Trump accountable for his bizarre positions and offer more attractive alternatives every week.


 

Media Must Choose: If Trump's Not A Liar, He's Delusional


 

Really, O'Reilly


 

In Trump’s America, Your Privacy Is for Sale


 

HuffPost Wants To Be The Internet's Fighting Tabloid: Lydia Polgreen talks about her career and her plans on NewsFeed with @BuzzFeedBen. She also reveals a big hire: former Daily News boss Jim Rich.


 

The beauty of adversity


 

In troubled times, some struggle for a better nation


 

Twister Anyone?


 

Trump's Fitness To Serve Is 'Officially Part Of The Discussion In Congress'


 

The Anti-Protest Backlash: Republican lawmakers are trying to criminalize dissent. Does this herald a larger and more dangerous backlash against free speech?


 

Why Lying Is So Easy for Trump: For New York developers, blatant deception isn't just good for business—it's completely legal.


 

Inside Trump’s Breitbart Brain: Bannonism will remain integral to Trumpism no matter what happens to Steve Bannon himself.


 

New sheriff in town? Shaq plans to run in 2020


 

The Low Information President


 

Cook Political Report Moves 20 Races After Vote.


 

Flynn aide asked for Sergey Kislyak's CIA profile setting off red flags in Obama W.H.


 

Trump's Army secretary nominee withdraws after leftists use his own quotes to smear his good name


 

Amanda Knox: Donald Trump supported me when I was wrongly accused of murder.  What do I owe him?


 

The Media Should Become a True Opposition Party: If the press can relinquish its self-regard and battle Trump with Watergate-era gusto, perhaps it might stand for something of value to Americans.


 

BLUEXIT: A modest proposal for separating blue states from red


 

Amazing Disgrace: How did Donald Trump—a thrice-married, biblically illiterate sexual predator—hijack the religious right?


 

Girls, Interrupted: How Lena Dunham defied expectations and remade TV.


 

Voices of America: Can podcasts tell us more than stories of individual obsession?


 

Horrible Histories: The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.


 

Yes All Women: Feminists do not have to be ideologically pure to be radical.


 

Sign Women's March PledgeOfLiberation


 

Are Democrats Doing Enough to Flip Montana's House Seat?  It’s not clear the party has found a winning formula yet for competing in rural America in the Trump era.


 

Resister’s Digest: Bernie Sanders Launches “Fight Back” Tour Against Trumpism: The senator hopes to build a Democratic party that is strong in all 50 states.


 

Sorry, Charter Boosters: Record Numbers of Teachers at Chicago Charter Schools Are Organizing Unions.  Unionized teachers can help keep charter administrations accountable to their workers—and to students.


 

Should Democratic Socialists Be Democrats?  Democratic Socialists of America members debate how—and to what extent—socialists should engage with electoral politics.


 

How Trump’s Arts and Research Cuts Hurt His Supporters: Trump’s budget poses a particular threat to those who voted for him.


 

In Its Defense Against Fraud Suit From Bernie Supporters, the DNC Just Dug Itself Into an Epic Hole: If the party wants to favor a candidate, that’s its own business, argues DNC lawyer.


 

Protest the Firing of FBI Director James Comey… An Escalation towards Fascism


 

The sacking of James Comey: Was Donald Trump being incompetent, or malign?


 

Comey associates deny claim made by Trump that he wasn't under investigation. "Literally farcical”


 

Joe Kennedy Lays Out The Trump-Russia Corruption In 3-Minutes & Beckons Americans To Rise Up


 

Comey revealed that the FBI had possible evidence of collusion with Russia—then Trump fired him


 

Sinclair Broadcast buys Tribune Media: America’s media regulator aids the consolidation of TV stations


 

Americans Render Their Verdict: Trump An "Idiot," "Incompetent," and a "Liar:" Quinnipiac Poll


 

Numbskull House Republican leader embraces despotism, thinks he serves at Trump's 'pleasure'


 

The Republican’s Guide to Presidential Behavior


 

Mitch McConnell Says He’ll Block Effort to Hire Special Independent Prosecutor


 

Trump’s Madness Invites Mutiny


 

AP FACT CHECK: It’s far from case closed on Trump, Russia


 

Legalize Democracy Film | Move to Amend Documentary


 

Discussion Guide for “Legalize Democracy”



Regeneration: Rules for Revolutionaries


 

Donald Trump Has Compromised Every Major Investigation Into Alleged Russian Interference: Comey, fired. Nunes, recused. Burr, compromised. There’s a pattern here.


 

‘Troubled’ Republicans Have No Plans To Do Anything About James Comey’s Firing: Several GOP senators have criticized the president’s dismissal of the FBI director, but they embrace taking no new actions in response.


 

Don’t Take Anything Trump’s Lawyers Say About His Tax Returns Seriously: Anything except releasing the documents falls short.


 

Donald Trump probably killed the USFL, later ripped director for making documentary about it


 

Larry Krasner decisively carries Philly DA primary, fending off six challengers


 

Toomey: Trump sharing classified info with Russia could be 'very imprudent'


 

Sources: Trump Asked Comey To Shut Down Flynn Investigation


 

The Darker The Money The Sweeter Its Use?


 

Computer scientists say they have strong evidence election was rigged against Clinton in three key states: Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania were potentially manipulated, according to prominent computer scientists and lawyers who have spoken with the Clinton campaign


 

What Does the President Owe, and to Whom Does He Owe It? A special counsel can investigate criminal misconduct—but he can’t examine the bigger questions surrounding Donald Trump.


 

What Donald Trump Needs to Know About Bob Mueller and Jim Comey: The two men who could bring down the president have been preparing their entire lives for this moment.


 

Sean Spicer no longer expected to give daily briefings


 

Trump budget to include $200 billion for infrastructure over decade: official


 

Senate proposal could expand AG's prosecutorial powers


 

Governor Wolf signs EpiPen Immunity Bill


 

Want to put your name on a state building? You might be able to soon


 

With Comey firing, Trump is 'gas-lighting' us again: Tony May


 

Western Pennsylvania heading in right direction, poll says


 

Pa. Auditor General to Investigate DNC Spending: Eugene DePasquale will look into if taxpayer money – the largest portion of the event bill – was spent appropriately.


 

Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation


 

Trump-Russia probe now includes possible cover-up, Congress is told


 

Donald Trump Says Special Counsel Appointment ‘Hurts Our Country Terribly’: “It also happens to be a pure excuse for the Democrats having lost an election.”


 

Senate Inquiries Narrow as Rosenstein Suggests Plan to Fire Comey Predated Memo


 

Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources


 

Jason Chaffetz Resigning From Congress: The Utah Republican had previously said he wouldn’t run for any office in 2018.


 

Five Reasons Why We Still Need An Independent Commission


 

Comey agrees to testify in public as Trump-Russia probe heats up


 

Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation


 

Trump’s $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia may be illegal: A legal analysis prompted by congressional inquiries warns against the sale


 

The $110 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia is fake news


 

Rod Rosenstein ‘Stands By’ The Memo Trump Used To Justify Firing James Comey: “I wrote it. I believe it. I stand by it.”


 

CNN's Jake Tapper warns Trump about throwing rocks at glass houses


 

Israeli source that Trump outed was 'the most valuable source' on ISIS


 

US surveillance recorded Russian agents vowing to "get" Hillary Clinton


 

The Autocrat’s Language


 

Governor Wolf Celebrates Drug Take-Back Box Success, Announces Philadelphia Police Naloxone Funding at Visit to Walgreens


 

Op-Ed Republicans need to screw up their courage and tell Trump to go


 

National Security Adviser Won’t Deny Trump Revealed Classified Info To Russian Officials: H.R. McMaster said that “what the president shared was wholly appropriate.”


 

Thoughts And Prayers For All The GOP Lawmakers Concerned About Trump’s Behavior: But will all these members of Congress actually do anything to check Trump?


 

John Cornyn Withdraws Name From FBI Director Search: “The best way I can serve is continuing to fight for a conservative agenda in the U.S. Senate.”


 

DNC Staffer’s Murder Draws Fresh Conspiracy Theories


 

Justices Reject Challenge to Hawaii, Montana Open Primaries


 

Trump Impeachment Talk Grows From Conspiracy Theory To Mainstream


 

Want to fight Trump? Give progressive nonprofits unrestricted funds


 

26 Year Old H.S. Teacher Wins Primary Against Democratic PA. Mayor Who Backed Trump.


 

Pssst: Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Have Pitted Themselves Against America.


 

Al Franken SLAMS Trump For Firing Comey To End Russian Investigation


Comey’s Dismissal Shows How Little Trump Cares About the Rule of Law


 

The Rule of Law Keeps Beating Back the Rule of Trump


 

Brennan Center: Trump Administration’s ‘Voter Integrity’ Commission a Sham


 

Noncitizen Voting: The Missing Millions


 

Assaults on the Courts: A Legislative Round-Up


 

Progressive group urges senators to support independent commission on Russia


 

James Comey, You Just Got Trump'd!


 

Get PAC Money Out of Elections


 

SHE SHALL PERSIST: Here’s How Hillary Clinton Will Become President In 2017


 

Hannity Continues Pushing Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory After Fox News Retracts Story: The Fox News commentator won’t let go of the conspiracy theory about the killing of a DNC staffer.


 

FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry: The agency, already investigating a Trump complaint, is called on to consider reports that Russian agents bought Facebook ads.


 

President Trump’s Average Approval Rating Dips To Just Below 40 Percent: And more of the latest polling news


 

Trump’s Interior Secretary Took Time To Discuss The Border Wall With A Far-Right Troll: In April, Ryan Zinke listened to Charles Johnson and Palmer Luckey’s ideas for using technology along the U.S.-Mexico border.


 

The Guardian view on Trumpian diplomacy: not up to much: The US president’s foreign tour has underlined how inadequate his art of the deal is when handling relations between states


 

Pramila Jayapal Wants Democrats to Know that Resistance is Not Enough: the freshman congresswoman from Washington thinks that this is the time when progressive ideas can go mainstream


 

Fascist Trolls Step Up their Ground Game – They Must be DEFIED!


 

The Trump Organization Say’s It’s “Not Practical” to Comply with the Emoluments Clause: The president’s business tells lawmakers it is too difficult to track all its foreign revenue in accordance with constitutional requirements, and it hasn’t asked Congress for a permission slip


 

The Death Rattle Of The Trump Presidency Has Begun: The end began when the adults took over the investigation.


 

Hillary Clinton Compares Trump To Nixon In Passionate Commencement Speech: “You are graduating at a time when there is a full-fledged assault on truth and reason,” she told the class of 2017.


 

John Boehner Says Trump’s Presidency Has Been Mostly A ‘Disaster’: “Everything else he’s done [in office] has been a complete disaster.”


 

Emmanuel Macron Swerves Donald Trump To Hug Angela Merkel Instead: It’s Trump’s latest embarrassing encounter on his first big trip abroad as president.


 

Robert Mueller’s Russia-Trump Probe May Force Congress To Pump The Brakes: The FBI told Rep. Jason Chaffetz he’ll have to wait to see former FBI Director James Comey’s memos.


 

Donald Trump's Approval Rating Sinks As White Voters, Republicans Withdraw Support


 

Donald Trump's Cynical, Corrosive 'Election Integrity' Commission


 

Trump Gets Called Out At G-7 Summit By World Leaders, His Response Leaves Them Dumbfounded


 

Why The Russia Investigation Matters And Why You Should Care


 

How the White House Lost Its Brains


 

Trump's communications director is out as larger shakeup looms: Mike Dubke, who was on the job a little over three months, resigned May 18.


 

Trump Administration Moves To Roll Back Birth Control Coverage: Nancy Pelosi called the draft of a new rule “sickening.”


 

Guardian's Ben Jacobs gets new glasses after assault by Montana congressman: Jacobs had glasses broken in attack by Republican Greg Gianforte last week.  Reporter agrees to donate broken pair to Newseum in Washington DC


 

Issa appears on rooftop as hundreds protest outside his Vista office


 

Trump’s Personal Attorney Michael Cohen Under Investigation In Russia Probe: The House and Senate intelligence committees requested “information and testimony,” but Cohen chose not to comply.


 

Speaker of the House of Trump: With a new Trump biography and a six-part lecture series, Newt Gingrich is auditioning for his latest role—defining and interpreting Trumpism.


 

The Bullshitter-in-Chief: Donald Trump’s disregard for the truth is something more sinister than ordinary lying.


 

The Democratic National Committee Meets ‘The Resistance’


 

The President “Lawyers Up”: Constitutional Duty and Private Interest in the Trump Legal Defense


 

White House Sets Up Dedicated Group to Handle Russia Probe: Effort aims to keep investigation of alleged meddling in 2016 election from derailing policy priorities


 

ZEMBLA - The dubious friends of Donald Trump: the Russians


 

Al Franken unloads on Mitch McConnell — who he blames for health care ‘disaster’


 

What is fake news? Its origins and how it grew in 2016


 

#TrumpRussia ... GOP dark money begins to cut their losses as the truth becomes clearer


 

Saudi Arabia Just Got Caught Bribing Trump Using His Hotels; How Is This Not Impeachable?


 

House Dems: Administration ignoring hundreds of oversight requests


 

Four top law firms turned down requests to represent Trump


 

Trump Foundation funneled $100K in donations into revenue for Trump Organization: Report


 

How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business


 

Oh Jesus: Did Trump Really Skim Charity Money from Kids with Cancer?  Color us shocked.


 

The Trumps funneled thousands in donations allegedly for St. Jude's into the Trump Organization as revenue


 

Trump Jr. Called the Children’s Hospital Story ‘Fake News.’ Forbes Reporter Responds.


 

Donald Trump Took $100,000 In Donations From Children’s Cancer Charity And Funneled To Trump Organization


 

Trump Not Planning to Invoke Executive Privilege for Comey Testimony: NY Times


 

Ethics office will press White House on undated conflict-of-interest waivers


 

Why I’m Launching Trumpileaks: A Letter from Michael Moore


 

Donald Trump May Find Time To Live-Tweet James Comey’s Testimony: This could get interesting.


 

Trump wishes Comey luck, jokes about Kushner fame


 

CNN Exclusive: US Suspects Russian Hackers Planted Fake News Behind Qatar Crisis


 

Trump administration plans to minimize civil rights efforts in agencies


 

Ossoff’s GOP opponent Handel: ‘I do not support a livable wage’


 

Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe


 

NSA report indicates Russian cyberattack against U.S. voting software vendor last August


 

Presidents ranked from worst to best


 

Ex-DNI James Clapper: ‘Of course’ intelligence assessments cast doubt on ‘legitimacy of Trump’s election’


 

Possible Bombshell Links Between Trump, Qatar, Christopher Wray, Rosneft, Putin & Steele Dossier


 

Trump discovers source of all terrorism—the guy he promised to sell 'beautiful' weapons to last week


 

Special Counsel Mueller puts an expert in the Mafia and fraud at the heart of his investigation


 

Kansas Gov. Brownback's tax experiment comes to end, as legislature overturns veto


 

Alabama counties cut 85% of their food stamp participants with no work in sight


 

Trump's plan to create a 'war room' to fight Russia allegations fails—on the creating a room step


 

Senate Republicans trash their own leadership, prep for a budget 'train wreck'


 

Trump attempts to distract America, announces replacement for the FBI director he fired


 

Organizers kicked a child out of a soccer tournament because they refused to believe she's a girl


 

Sen. Warner: Russian Hacking of U.S. Election Systems "Much Broader" than in Intercept Report


 

When partisan politicians hurt their own party: Trump’s actions regarding the Paris agreement remind us there are warring factions within the GOP.


 

Justice Department Hands Trump-Russia Probe to Special Counsel: In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Department of Justice named a special counsel for the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election.


 

Trump Can Commit All the High Crimes He Wants. Republicans Aren’t Going to Impeach Him.


 

Trump Lies. China Thrives.


 

Trump again mentions Pittsburgh in policy speech


 

Welcome to WAM City? A look at 'local share' money in the Pa. gambling bill


 

Some states reviewing election systems after Russians' reported efforts to target software


 

Pennsylvania May Need Outside Lending Help to Prop Up Budget


 

Trump, Sanders, Corbyn, Macron and the attack on parties


 

Trump's Interests vs. America's, Saudi Arabia Edition: Through a lobbying group, the country spent roughly $270,000 at the president’s hotel in Washington, D.C.


 

Dan Rather Just Said What The Media Won’t About Comey Hearing


 

Secret recording reveals GOP lawmaker freaking out about ‘going down with the ship’ for Trump


 

John McCain just lost his mind during Comey’s hearing and everyone is freaking out


 

White House considering Cindy McCain for State Dept. job: report


 

Nicole Wallace shreds Trump Jr: ‘A guy who kills baby elephants for kicks’ can’t bash Comey’s character


 

Trump’s complaint about Comey’s ‘leak’ could be obstruction of justice — here’s why


 

Stop Legitimizing 'Conservatism': It's Not an Ideology – It's a Goddamn Death Machine


 

BUSTED: Trump Treasury pick took 4-week course on Dartmouth campus and called it a degree


 

Paul Ryan Taped With Russian Ambassador On GOP Money Laundering


 

Senate Dems: Investigate any obstruction of justice on Comey, Russia


 

White House Insists ‘Trump Is Not A Liar’ Despite Making 623 False Or Misleading Claims Since Jan 20


 

Did one phone call by Trump expand the investigation?


 

DOJ: Trump can accept payments from foreign governments


 

French President Macron trolls Trump with new website: Make our planet great again


 

‘This is Nonsense’: Frustrated GOP Senator Launches Scathing Attack on Trump White House


 

‘Insanity’: Internet stunned as Trump sides with Saudis instead of his own Secretary of State in Qatar dispute


 

Donald Trump’s Base Is Shrinking


 

Enough with Big Data: Knock on Doors and Talk to Voters. A former senior adviser to Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has set up a new organization that is reaching voters using an old-fashioned, door-to-door model.


 

Most Brilliant Take On Comey's Testimony By Far: "The Predator-In-Chief"


 

Donald Trump's new FBI director pick has Russian ties of his own


 

EXCLUSIVE: Federal Marshals Execute Seizure Warrants At Trump Tower


 

Editorial In a credibility contest with Trump, James Comey is the obvious winner


 

Op-Ed Trump was ham-fisted with Comey. But is that criminal?


 

Twitter account @KellyanneLeaks busts Conway for trashing Reince Priebus at embassy party


 

Column: Donald Trump is a profoundly incompetent president


 

Trump Willing To Testify Under Oath About Russia And Comey: The former FBI director called Trump a liar.


 

GOP’s New Defense of Trump: The Guy’s A Toddler, He Doesn’t Know Any Better: From taking sides in the Qatar dispute to leaning on an FBI director to drop an investigation, Trump’s blunders should be excused, the argument goes.


 

Democrats Look For Lessons After Labour’s Unexpected Success In Britain: Progressive and anti-authoritarian policies seem to have worked.


 

Jeff Sessions Didn’t Come Out Of The Comey Hearing Looking Too Good: And that may further diminish the attorney general’s standing in the eyes of Donald Trump.


 

This Is What Happens When Women Get Elected: Nevada just enacted a slew of women’s rights laws under a GOP governor.


 

FBI Notified After Mitch McConnell Exposed in $2.5M Money Funnel Connected to Putin 


 

Six Former U.S. Attorney Generals Say Trump Is Guilty Of Obstruction After Comey Testimony


 

Comey Opens Door to Investigate Trump Dossier: It's not clear the special counsel had authority to investigate the president personally. He does now.


 

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold: US president told Theresa May he did not want trip to go ahead if there were large-scale public protests


 

Reminder: Democracy Does Not Exist In America


 

Ex-Prosecutor Refused Trump’s Call, Got Fired The Next Day: “There has to be some kind of arms-length relationship” between the president and law enforcement, Preet Bharara says.


 

Former GOP Congressman Who Voted to Impeach Bill Clinton Tells Paul Ryan: 'Don't Obstruct Justice.'


 

At last: The Trump Doctrine, revealed: And it’s terrifying for Europeans


 

A Notification Requirement for Using Cyber Weapons or for Unauthorized Disclosure of a Cyber Weapon


 

Malcolm Nance Says Entire Trump White House Should Undergo Polygraph Tests Over Russia Scandal


 

"Conservatives say they're losing health care bill fight"


 

Political Scandal Eclipses Russian Threat


 

Dem: We need to investigate whether Lynch gave cover to Clinton campaign


 

Understanding Conservatism as a Cluster of Symptoms: Absolutism Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified).  Simply put: Conservatism is an absolutist worldview, a rigid belief system, and it is bad for your overall health.


 

Trump’s Biographer Just Made A Startling Revelation About Trump’s Comey Tape Remarks


 

The Courts Have Halted Trump’s Bigoted Policies, But the Senate Wants to Confirm All His Judges


 

Oliver Stone Flailed at Defending Vladimir Putin on The Late Show, and Colbert Wasn’t Having It


 

Democrats in Congress suing Trump, citing conflicts


 

How Many Lies Did You Count During Jeff Sessions' Testimony?  America is reaching its bullshit quotient.


 

GOP Strategist Blasts Trump Supporters Over Unquestioning Loyalty: ‘Embrace His Utter F*cking Degeneracy’