A former Louisville PD officer wrote a gripe-laden book about his "side of the story" in the murder of Breonna Taylor. A Republican Women's Club charged $40 a plate for the privilege of listening to him and hocking his book.
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A surprise documentary about Brett Kavanaugh reveals disturbing new evidence of misconduct by Kavanaugh and his associates surrounding the right-wing justice's 2018 Senate confirmation hearings.
The Republican Party's dubious hallmark is willed stupidity super-glued to shameless hypocrisy: They want to cut a bedrock social programs despite the fact that 25% of the national debt was accrued by their feckless Art-of-the Deal guru.
U.S. Transportation Department is reportedly investigating whether three airlines have scheduled flights they know they can't staff.
The Citizens United decision allowed special interest groups and corporations to create super PACs, to accept unlimited donations—including from "dark money groups" whose contributors are hidden from the public.
The Missouri GOP banning women from showing their bare arms isn't a sign of Shariah or Taliban—it's a sign of right-wing 'Christian' extremism.
Bob Spindell is a Trump faction conspiracy theorist who has actively tried to sabotage and influence the outcome of Wisconsin elections based upon his own bias and racism.
Meta and other major social media companies had ignored or brushed off warnings that their platforms were being used as crucial organizing hubs for Brazil's insurrection.
It is a bitter irony that on the second anniversary of the Insurrection, McCarthy finally made enough concessions to become Speaker to the very people who participated in that crime against our country.
Banks have identified medical credit cards as a lucrative opportunity to profit off of the worsening crisis of patients who are unable to afford their medical care.
It is entirely possible that the combination of just wind and solar will outpace nuclear power and maybe even that of coal during the next twelve months.
When I envision the people I want leading this country, it’s people who have a baseline for decency. People who are compassionate, not cruel. But right now, one party—the GOP—is objectively more cruel than the other.
Not long after being allowed back on Twitter, arrogant right wing "influencer," Andrew Tate decided to attack climate hero Greta Thunberg. Greta's deadpan responses ended up getting him much more attention than he bargained for.
Southwest Airlines made a risky gamble that mass layoffs and spending billions of dollars on handouts to investors rather than fixing infrastructure would pay off with record profits. The airline lost that bet badly.
Beginning next year, the law will also require drug companies to pay Medicare a rebate if they raise their drug prices at a faster rate than inflation. Additionally, the law will limit monthly insulin cost-sharing to $35 for people with Medicare Part D.
To the far right, cruelty is more than a means to achieving a policy goal—it is often the goal itself. Cruelty for cruelty's sake—directed against "the other," a variable collection of liberals, immigrants, and minority groups.