The Art of the Con
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Whatever happened to the interests of the working class? Weren’t they supposed to be front and center in the Trump administration? Here’s one clue: When a policy that helps some...
View ArticleJeff Sessions Just Revived a Policy Nobody Supports
Every day, law enforcement officials across the United States seize cash from motorists stopped at the side of the road. It’s called “civil forfeiture,” and the stories of abuse are legion: over...
View ArticleHuckabee Sanders Defends Ripping Children From Parents, Because It’s “Very...
Asked to comment on remarks made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier in the day about how the Trump administration’s policy of ripping children out of the arms of their immigrant parents is...
View ArticleThe facts about Trump’s policy of separating families at the border
“I hate the children being taken away. The Democrats have to change their law. That’s their law.” — President Trump, in remarks to reporters at the White House, June 15 “We have the worst immigration...
View ArticleOpinion: PAUL KRUGMAN: The great tax break heist
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 — The modern Republican Party pretends to share traditionally liberal goals, like poverty reduction or expanded health coverage. But it refuses to spend money on these goals,...
View ArticleA 6-year-old threw a tantrum at school. She was arrested and charged with...
Meralyn Kirkland couldn’t believe what she was being told. The caller on Thursday had a message about her granddaughter, Kaia Rolle. The 6-year-old had been arrested at her Orlando charter school and...
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