Category: Left

No, Mr Bloomberg, We Do Need a Wealth Tax: Too Much Income Inequality Is Bad, Even for the Rich
What we have now in the United States is a situation of wealth inequality which isn't just not good for society as a whole, it's not even good for the wealthy anymore, either.

Facebook Finally Does The Right Thing; This Time Twitter Lets Us Down
Even if Dorsey and his Twitter colleagues don’t see the benefit just in being a good corporate citizen, there are other savvy reasons to protect the whistleblower.

What’s the Punchline: How Many Billionaires Can Run for President?
I have no doubt that Bloomberg's heart is in the right place. But we already have one do-gooding billionaire in the Democratic primary (see Steyer, Tom). And despite all of the resources Steyer could bring to bear, he hasn't tapped into front-runner status. What would be different for Bloomberg?

Trump’s Ukraine Scandal’s Got to be Bad: AG Barr Won’t Even Cover For Him
The unusual Barr snub in this case likely tells us that even he can't spin Trump's way out of this.

Verdict from Election Night 2019: Trump’s Slow Smothering of GOP Continues
As a direct result of Donald Trump, the Republican party have disappeared from the nation's suburbs and truly will be solely a regional party of rural America.

In ‘The Swamp,’ Influence Peddling Continues Unabated
Influence peddling has only grown rampaciously during the Trump administration. It now appears to touch all three branches and it's a bipartisan problem.

In The Shifting Defense of Senate Republicans, We See Trump’s Guilt, Senators’ Lack of Patriotism
That these senators, including Sen. Ted Cruz, feel compelled to shift the excuses and make up new stories in Trump's defense simply is proof of his culpability.

We Need To Face Our Other Global Environmental Catastrophe: Plastic Pollution
Much of this detritus finds itself on the world's oceans and clogs the beaches of some of the planet's most isolated--and beautiful--islands.

Trump Vs. Sessions: An Alabama Battle Royale?
If Sessions were to regain the seat, certainly much of his agenda would track that of Trump's. But that doesn't mean Sessions would make things easy for his old boss.

The Short, Sad Story of Rep. Katie Hill
It is trying to layer this prurient interest on top of what was a legitimate concern about a House member's inappropriate relationship which is absolutely wrong... and trying to intimate anything about Hill's bisexuality.

