Tha POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS of @wcsteelerfan - Hosted by
wcsteelerfan – podcast of 12/21/19 featuring host James King III along with
guests Andrew Sosa and Larry Holman
Public servants Trump smeared as 'human scum' are Time
magazine's 2019 'Guardians of the Year'
No, Donald Trump did not call Republican voters dumb in
the 1990s
The Daily 202: 'A Warning,' by Anonymous, accuses Trump
of degrading women
4 false claims in under 30 words: Kevin McCarthy’s IG
report tweet is an exercise in gaslighting: The Republican leader used a sting
of lies to mislead people into thinking the FBI had it out for Trump.
Christianity Today Blasts POTUS Again, Calls for
Continued Conversation on Christian Loyalty to Trump
New evidence shows fears about legality of Trump Ukraine
scheme: Ali Velshi reports on e-mails newly revealed by the Center for Public
Integrity showing Trump administration officials showing concern about the
legality of Donald Trump's hold on congressionally appropriated aid to Ukraine.
The Progressive POPULIST: A Twice-Monthly Journal from
the Heartland, December 1, 2019 -- Volume 25, Number 21
The Right Enemies
Secular Urge, Religious Language
Dispatches: TRUMP MUST PAY $2 MILLION TO CHARITIES OVER
MISUSE OF HIS FOUNDATION, etc.
Impeachment is Not the Issue in Iowa: Corn is, and health
care, and immigration. And this wacky weather. Will someone do something about
it?
It's time to brush up our understanding of the legal
process
Un-American to Boo Trump? Well, Lock Us Up
Reasoning behind a veil of ignorance: Is it possible for
people to see past their partisanship? New research suggests we may have cause
for cautious optimism.
Partisan media will keep our country irreparably divided:
"An impenetrable border of media bias chokes any attempt to reach out to
the other side."
History-minded, to ease her mind: "We need to be
reminded of what we have endured and overcome in the past."
A photo of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell posing
with confederate flag is circulating online again
Trump and Republicans are Weak, Even on Friendly Turf
Republicans, Not Russians, Threaten Our Elections: When
turnout climbs, Republicans lose. No wonder they’re closing polling places and
purging voters all over the country.
If loving conspiracy theories is wrong, Republicans don't
wanna be right: Trump faces impeachment for chasing conspiracy theories, but
Republicans can't stay away from the tinfoil hats
Missouri bureaucrats are tracking menstrual cycles: A
sign of the times
Mike Pompeo and Bill Barr’s attack on their own
government is nothing new for Republicans
Can Dogs Help Sell a Presidential Candidate?
International Cooperation Takes a Break During the Trump
Era
Is He Their President or Ours?
It Takes Only One To Save the Nation
Elizabeth, Bernie, Joe, and Pete: Pete Buttigieg is
coming on strong, as the Wall Street Democrat heir to a faltering Joe Biden.
Can he overtake Warren and Sanders in Iowa?
Excluding the Civic Community Excludes Life-Savers
“Far Left”? There’s No Such Thing in This Democratic
Party
Trump Re-Election Campaign Spreads Lies Online — and the
Press Touts It as Savvy
The Christian Right's Loud-Mouthed Wrong
Slander is Trump’s last refuge
Rantin' Randy's Rant Christmas Eve
Exclusive Poll: Women 50 and Older Could Decide the 2020
Election. Almost all plan to vote and a
wide majority are still undecided
Some lawmakers push ‘abortion reversal’ treatments. A new
study shows how dangerous they are
Former Hawaii governor calls on Tulsi Gabbard to resign:
Running for president she is "not able to do the job for the 2nd
District," says Neil Abercrombie.
Mike Bloomberg used prison labor to make 2020 election
phone calls
Protesters in "Remove Trump" shirts are
rallying outside of McConnell's office
THE CONVERSATION: Is Nancy Pelosi Caught in a Trap or
Setting One? Even if the outcome of a Senate trial is predictable, the
political consequences of impeachment are not.
The Traitors Among Us: Donald Trump likes to call his
opponents traitors — but if he’s looking for treasonous behavior, he should
look within his own party
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski "disturbed" by
McConnell's coordination with White House on impeachment
Rule of Law Overrules Lies
Progressive Propaganda, Please
Letters to the Editor: We Need a Hero, etc.
Yovanovitch Reminds Us of Decency
Roger Stone and the media's shame of 2016
The Weird Make-Believe Ukraine Of Trump And Giuliani
If Another President Did (Even One Of) These Things
Ranking the Democratic Candidates
Not All Politics is National
Democratic Voters Aren’t Confident Their Presidential
Candidates Will Get Much Done: Each of the leading presidential candidates is
banking on their theory of change.
Time for a Billionaire Ban: The wealthiest Americans
dominate our airwaves. Let’s hear from someone else for a change.
Bill Barr's fascist manifesto: Is this man the real
threat to American democracy? Trump's AG
gives a speech accusing left of "shredding" norms and embracing
"coercive state power." Project much?
Warren’s plan rattles the establishment
The right to vote should not fall victim to partisan
battles
Ivanka gives UNREAL response about a fair Senate trial
for impeachment
A Los Angeles church is paying off $5.3 million of
medical debt in its community
Let's talk about a misunderstood Constitutional premise
and a coin....
Former President Obama delivers holiday gifts at
Washington children’s hospital: Former President Obama, donning a Santa Claus
hat, visited Children’s National hospital in Washington on Wednesday. Obama
came equipped with a sack to deliver presents to children and families for the
holidays.
Let's talk about a threat to American democracy....
Lindsey Graham issues public threat to GOP Senators
disloyal to Trump
Why Are Republicans So Afraid Of Lev Parnas? | Velshi
& Ruhle | MSNBC
Campaign against Sanders on ‘antisemitism’ for his
criticism of Israel begins in earnest
The Bernie Blackout
The Lies Corporate Media Tell When Bernie Sanders Is
"Extreme" and Trump's GOP Is "Mainstream": The modern
Republican Party is as extreme as any major party in our history.
GOP Slammed Vindman as Immigrant: But Many Founding
Fathers and Constitution Framers were Foreign-Born
Politics in the Spirit
The Witnesses We Still Need to Hear
A Voice Heard All Over the World
A Bogus Takedown of Warren’s Wealth Tax
The Most Impeachable President vs. The Most Hesitant
Congress. What Are The Democrats Waiting For?
Abolish This
Ending the Epidemic of Transphobic Violence
Calling All Patriots
Opinions | Trump-friendly judges run out the clock on
impeachment
Public support for Trump conviction at all-time high,
poll finds
Rantin' Randy's Rant 12/26/19
From the National Director: Looking with hope to 2020
Building DSA with Bernie
What I learned canvassing for Bernie
Walk, Rabbit, Walk: Protecting the Left nonviolently
CHAPTER AND VERSE: DSA members pursue power at the polls
CHAPTER AND VERSE: How to raise funds and build community
FURTHER READING: Bleak House
Christmas at the Madhouse: The Straitjacket Blues. ‘Let’s not mince words here; the President of
the United States is a nut job.’ — George Conway, Aug. 10, 2019
Trump Isn’t a Populist
Progressive Propaganda: Private Parts
What’s scaring the bejeezus out of billionaires?
Letters to the Editor: Bidens Aren’t Innocent, etc.
A Tale of Two Narratives
Dispatches: DEAL REACHED ON BILL TO REPLACE NAFTA, etc.
Biden Appeals to Rural Voters Over Climate Change:
Joining with former agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack, a hero among Iowa
Democrats, Biden vows to pay farmers to sequester carbon
It's Trump himself, not his supporters, who should scare
us
Gleam in Rick Perry’s eyes: King Trump
Half of America wants Trump removed from office. Why does
the press keep shrugging that off?
Why Have No Republicans Turned on Trump?
WHAT WOULD IT COST TO BUY THE 2020 ELECTION? America’s wealthiest billionaires buy a
national election at $100 a vote — and still make money.
Mary Sanchez: Women of color are emerging as a powerful
voting bloc. Don’t dismiss them
GEORGE CONWAY SAYS FOREIGN LEADERS SEE DONALD TRUMP AS A
'DERANGED IDIOT'
DONALD TRUMP IS 'GREATEST THREAT TO WORLD PEACE,' AHEAD
OF PUTIN AND KIM JONG UN, GERMANS SAY IN NEW POLL
Trump condemned for trivializing homeless crisis in attack
on Pelosi
How Close Did Russia Really Come to Hacking the
2016 Election? Government reports
indicate a Florida election technology company was hacked in 2016. There’s
plenty the public doesn’t know about the incident—but should—going into 2020.
Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-pushes-tweet-naming-alleged-005850650.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=fb
‘If they have to testify under oath, he has to leave':
Scaramucci reveals four witnesses whose testimony could force Trump to resign:
Former senior official says president would not 'handle the heat' of key
witnesses testifying
Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on
Progressives?
Corporate Media's Mantra Is 'Anyone But Sanders or
Warren': The mainline media are generally quite warm toward so-called
"moderates," without bothering to question what's so moderate about
such positions as bowing to corporate plunder, backing rampant militarism and
refusing to seriously confront the climate emergency.
Trump will survive impeachment, for now: But make no mistake,
this hurts him: We'll be in uncharted waters, with an impeached president
running for re-election. But history's not on his side
Impeachment would make Trump the unpardonable president
Trump Continues to Manufacture Lies
When Do Pols Pass Their Peak?
Conspiracies, Imaginary and Real
Democracy's Grande Dames: Opposing Trump's Forces
Impeach Bill Barr too: AG backs Trump over his own
Department of Justice: Bill Barr's slide into criminality continues: He
shamelessly backs Trump's paranoia against his own DOJ staff
Impeaching Trump for Deliberately Abetting the Climate
Crisis Security Perils
Trump Gets Away with Stuff Because He Does
Welcome to the online edition of The PROGRESSIVE
POPULIST, the People's Voice in a Corporate World.
Beware of Mike Pence
Pat Cipollone is the dog that caught the car
Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue:
Debating Biden… Andrew Yang’s fuzzy math…
Why Is the Media So Obsessed With Michael Bloomberg? The
77-year-old billionaire was a terrible mayor of New York City who only
exacerbated inequality.
‘Bothsidesism’ Is Poisoning America: Zealous coverage of
political point scoring doesn’t help anyone outside Washington.
The Democratic Presidential Field
Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets: Only mass
protests can turn a narrow Beltway scandal into a massive anti-Trump weapon.
At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a
Constitutional Scholar: Representative Jamie Raskin has been training for the
Trump impeachment inquiry his whole life.
Now We Can Begin: Crystal Eastman’s revolution.
The Breakup: The unmaking of the postwar international
order.
Hispanic voters are growing in power. Why are Democratic
presidential candidates ignoring them?
Mitch McConnell’s home state newspaper publishes scathing
op-ed that accuses him of violating his oath of office
Mitch McConnell Blasted For Loyalty To Donald Trump By
Top Kentucky Newspaper
Amy McGrath Files to Challenge Mitch McConnell in
Kentucky Senate Race
Judge temporarily blocks North Carolina voter ID law
'Constitutional travesty': See Trump and McConnell block
fair impeachment trial: After being impeached for obstruction of Congress,
President Trump is responding by ordering key witnesses not to testify in the
Senate trial. Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal joins The Beat to
discuss why it is “essential” Senators have “a real impeachment trial, with
real witnesses and other real evidence.” Katyal argues that Mitch McConnell has
“no appreciation for the Constitution” because he supports Trump’s “grave abuse
of power” of blocking witnesses in the Senate, calling it a “constitutional
travesty.”
BILLIONAIRES ARE TRYING TO BUY THE NOMINATION
Let's talk about the state and finding the money for
it....
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy…Comrade!
Las Vegas judge allows 1 October class-action lawsuit to
move forward
Parkland, One Year Later: Ivy Schamis, a Teacher of
Hope. Parkland changed the debate on
guns, but for the survivors the struggle is more personal
Vote the Courts 2020
PFAW Joins Allies and Activists to Call for Trump’s
Impeachment and Removal
GOP's raging hypocrisy on impeachment
A Right-Wing Rout: The Roberts Court's Partisan Opinions
The Rachel Maddow Show 12/27/19 | The Rachel MSNBC Today
Dec 27, 2019
Trolls Are Sowing Discord Between Sanders and Warren
Supporters: Is someone yanking your chain?
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and the Working-Class
Iowa Test: At the People’s Presidential Forum, bold left-wing policies
dominated the debate, as both Sanders and Warren sought to expand their support
ahead of Iowa’s critical caucuses.
http://inthesetimes.com/article/22084/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-iowa-peoples-action-forum-2020
What You Need To Know About a Federal Gun Buyback: A
brief guide to the gun control measure that’s dividing the presidential
candidates.
Majority of Voters Support Trump Impeachment in New Poll:
And would approve of the Senate removing the Trump from office.
FULL The Beat With Ari Melber 12/27/19 | Ari
Melber MSNBC Today Dec 27, 2019
Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll?
Blumenthal: Five to 10 Republicans have 'severe
misgivings' about McConnell strategy
Democratic insiders: Bernie could win the
nomination. His resiliency in the
primary has caught the attention of the party establishment.
A Quick Guide to Impeachment, in 10 Numbers: From Richard
Nixon and Bill Clinton to the alleged crimes of Donald Trump.
MSNBC Is the Most Influential Network Among Liberals—And
It’s Ignoring Bernie Sanders: When the network’s primetime pundits do cover
Sanders, they cover him more negatively than Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden.
Atheists Cheer Resolution to Combat International
Blasphemy Laws
Trump’s Religious Freedom Remarks Draw Response from
Humanist in Attendance
Join Us at the 2020 World Humanist Congress
Humanists Score Victory in Longstanding MD Legislative
Prayer Case
Atheists Protest High School Football Team Prayer in
Georgia
LETS TALK ABOUT BEAU OF THE FIFTH COLUMN.
Let's talk about logical fallacies....
Let's talk about what it means to be a Republican....
Trump: 'I Have Done More For Christianity Than Jesus'
Latest polls
Latest Polls Updated throughout the day.
Let's talk about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and themes....
Bill Whitaker: ‘Old Man with a Sign’ is sign of growing
resistance to Trump
Putin says rule limiting him to two consecutive terms as
president ‘can be abolished’: Russian president raised the prospect of dropping
clause restricting ”two consecutive terms” – though confusion remained as to
what exactly he meant by it.
Rudy Giuliani, Venezuela and the Logan Act
For Fact’s Sake: Trump did not create the 'greatest' U.S.
economy. President Trump says his
economy is the greatest in the history of the United States – but
#ForFactsSake, Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi break down the recent statement
from Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, and explain what we can and can’t give
credit to the President for.
Lindsey Graham Suspicious Giuliani’s Ukraine Information
May Be Russian Propaganda: “My advice to Giuliani would be to share what he got
from Ukraine” with the intelligence community to “make sure it’s not Russia
propaganda.”
Abortion in America – Louisiana: "These laws have
literally nothing to do with safety"
The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the power of law
to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world.
The End of Human Rights: The United States is throttling
what meager enforcement mechanisms still exist.
Rantin' Randy's Rant 12/31/19 Last show for the year !
Republican Women Are in Crisis: In the past 10 years,
they have become an endangered species on the political stage.
We may have gotten down to the final five
Michelle Obama named 'most admired' woman in the world in
new survey: Former first lady surpasses current US president and first lady
Chief Justice John Roberts warns about dangers of fake
news: Some read the annual New Year’s Eve message as a rebuke of President
Donald Trump
Bloomberg’s business interest in China has grown. That could create unprecedented entanglements
if he is elected president
Is America About to Suffer Its Weimar Moment? As happened
in Germany, we are seeing the collapse of any set of common beliefs among
Americans.
1 big thing: 2020 flashpoints
Trump's State Department reportedly launched a
full-fledged investigation to find out which employee liked a Chelsea Clinton
tweet
Bader Ginsburg poster vandalized in Brooklyn with ‘Die,
Jew b****,’ swastika: Phrase and Nazi symbol written over the Jewish justice’s
face on a poster for new book at a subway stop in Greenpoint
The Senate suddenly looks like it's up for grabs in 2020:
Democrats need to net only four seats to get to a 51-49 majority in the Senate,
and the list of seats that Republicans need to defend is growing.
The Eight Counts of Impeachment That Trump Deserves: The
lessons from Nixon and Clinton.
Americans will travel to DC from all over to protest
Republicans during Trump’s impeachment trial: Congressman
Here’s how Nancy Pelosi can psychologically wreck Trump
by stalling impeachment for 36 days
How Republicans have a coordinated attack to assure an
electoral victory in 2020
Trump dispatches Pence to Midwestern states to salvage
support as president’s poll numbers plummet
‘These new revelations are a game-changer’: Democrats
demand Mulvaney-Bolton testimony after bombshell NYT report
Here’s why Congress wants to look inside the bank that
fronted Donald Trump $2 billion
Another court ruling heightens potential for more Ukraine
bombshells to drop
North Carolina Republicans find out tea party hero Mark
Meadows is a fraud
Trump and Putin talk about 'mutual interests,' as U.S.
learns about the call from the Kremlin
How deep will Moscow Mitch sink in Trump's Ukraine
cover-up?
NBC: Trump's extortion of Ukraine 'inflicted permanent
damage' and boosted Russian influence
Why Sanders is leading the fundraising pack and #PresidentSanders
is trending
Bernie Sanders 'Acing the Electability Test' as Another
Poll Shows Senator Crushing Trump in General
"This is the fifteenth straight poll that shows
Bernie defeating Trump."
New census data projects which states could gain or lose
House seats after 2020
American taxpayers pick up $118.3 million tab for Trump's
golf habit
Cartoon: The unfairness of it all
Letters from an American
Sanders Announces 'Staggering' $34.5 Million
Fourth-Quarter Haul, With Average Donation of Just $18.53: "Bernie Sanders
is closing the year with the most donations of any candidate in history at this
point in a presidential campaign," said campaign manager Faiz Shakir.
Bernie Sanders overtakes Joe Biden among Democrats in US
presidential race: Poll
GOP Strategist Reveals The Only Thing Republicans Now
Stand For: “Republicans are now officially the character doesn’t count party,”
wrote Stuart Stevens in a scathing op-ed for The Washington Post.
Democrats' 2020 split risks handing Trump a big
advantage: Analysis: Even without a consensus standard-bearer, Democrats could
make the case for their party if they could agree on a direction — other than
away from the president.
Trump's 'greatest honors' include a bill by Bernie
Sanders and John McCain, signed into law by Obama
Trump will only grow ‘more radical and more dangerous’ if
he wins a second term: political scientist
Donald Trump’s 5 most appalling scandals of 2019
GOP plan to do Trump’s bidding on impeachment will be
‘nightmare’ for John Roberts: columnist
Trump frantically moves to shore up his evangelical base
in the wake of Christianity Today’s scathing editorial
Oligarch of the Month: Dmitry Firtash. The energy tycoon is a key player in Trump's
Ukraine scandal.
The Failure of the Adults: Teenage activists like Greta
Thunberg are uncomfortable reminders that the grown-ups have failed the next
generation.
How Giuliani Became Trump’s Chief Conspiracist: He's been
preparing for this moment since his days as a prosecutor in New York.
The Media’s Irrational Obsession With Campaign War
Chests: By constantly tallying candidates' fundraising hauls, journalists
perpetuate a misleading narrative about how elections are won.
High Crimes: The in-depth case for Trump’s impeachment
The First Magistrate in Foreign Pay: The Founders
envisioned impeachment as a potent and necessary means of defeating corruption
in the nation’s highest office.
Making Impeachment Matter: Democrats need to face up to
their constitutional duty without fear.
The Strange Liberal Backlash to Woke Culture: Why Meghan
Daum, Bret Easton Ellis, and Wesley Yang reject social justice movements on the
left
Comment: Join Together to Dump Trump. What a delightful irony it would be if, in
the end, this most determinedly divisive of Presidents ended up bringing the
people of this country together.
Better Safe Than Sensible
Middle America: The Danger for Democrats. To insist that not coming on too strong is
what’s needed in 2020 is to miss the whole lesson of the rightwing populist
rise of Trump.
Smoking Gun: The Lawbreaker-In-Chief
Ilhan Omar and the Politics of ‘Radical Love’: The
Minnesota Congresswoman wants to redefine U.S. foreign policy as we know it.
The Sanctuary Strategy: Policies and activism that work
to shelter undocumented immigrants have spread across the country—and are
remarkably effective.
Reckless Cruelty: The Joe McCarthy Story. Through the years, television and film
treatments have transmitted the late Senator's persona–and exposed his perfidy.
‘Make Whatever Alliances You Can’: Noam Chomsky on
necessary responses to existential threats.
Rantin' Randy's Rant 1/2/20 Unredacted Emails OMB...
Democrats seize on report to press for key witnesses in
Senate impeachment trial
Everything You Need to Know: Trump’s Tremendous Road to
Impeachment | The Daily Show
Pelosi wants Americans to see the trial of Donald Trump.
Analysis: Once uncertain about holding an impeachment-related vote on the
floor, the House speaker is moving to show evidence to the public.
Why Russia is Shrinking Fast
Why China Ended its One-Child Policy
George Takei: Trump voters 'do not even realize' they're
destroying the country
200-Plus Members Of Congress Just Asked The Supreme Court
To Revisit Roe v. Wade: The brief is in response to June Medical Services v.
Gee, a Louisiana abortion case the Supreme Court is set to hear soon.
Let's talk about the will of the people and a united
America....
Let's talk about it from their point of view....
Let's talk about us and them speaking the same
language....
Trump Faces Raft of Foreign Policy Challenges in New Year
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