‘We Need Democratically Agreed to Rules for the Internet’
Under fire in some quarters for their role in disseminating information -- and disinformation -- to the American people ahead of last year's presidential election, two top tech leaders defended their companies' roles and at least one sought some sort of oversight for the future.
‘I Am So Sick of Prayers and Thoughts’
After another in the long march of deadly mass shootings across the nation -- this one claiming 10 lives at a Colorado supermarket -- some are willing to settle for more of the usual bromides. Others -- very definitely -- are not.
Washington D.C. Statehood: ‘What We Want Is Equal Representation with Other Americans’
Democrats forcefully defended Washington DC's long-sought dream for statehood on Capitol Hill Monday, and just as strongly rebutted Republican arguments against making Washington the nation's 51st state.
Asian Americans Violence: Trump’s Language Is a ‘Direct Cause of Some of These Incidents’
While one US president tries to help the nation heal from racist killings and violence against Asian-Americans, his predecessor is blamed for fomenting the hate in the first place.
On Voting Rights, Republicans Are Arguing that This Country ‘Must Remain White in the Vein of Old Europe’
While ongoing Republican attempts across the country to try to limit voting rights are not only undemocratic, they are racist to try to recast the United States as predominantly white-ruled nation -- they must also be resisted across the board, according to a variety of political observers.
President Biden Tells Potential Immigrants: ‘Don’t Come,’ US ‘Still Getting Set Up’
Addressing what could be becoming his young administration's biggest headache and potential liability thus far, President Biden used a national TV appearance to tell potential immigrants to the United States, "Don't come."
Stabenow on Party Line Covid Relief Vote: GOP Filed Amendments ‘Literally Taking Food Out of the Mouths of Babies’
Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) pushed back on questions about the lack of bipartisan support for the Biden administration’s COVID relief bill, noting that “you have to have people on both sides who want to do it.”
W.Va. Governor: Texas, Mississippi Going Maskless a ‘Macho Thing’
Although the governors of Mississippi and Texas who this week lifted mask mandates in their states in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic may have been Republicans, the moves were not supported by all of their Republican counterparts.
‘Hearing Andrew Cuomo Apologize for Anything Is Breathtaking,’ He Knows He’s ‘in Real Trouble’
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo's troubles with sexual harassment allegations against him mount -- putting in serious jeopardy a political future that just last year appeared on the rise amid what seemed steady leadership during some of worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
House Progressive Leader: Senate Dems Should Overrule Parliamentarian to Raise Minimum Wage
Senate Democrats should overrule Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough's decision that legislation to raise the federal minimum wage cannot be included as planned as part of President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, according to a chorus from the left.
