The Sacklers became the public face of the opioid crisis despite not being the only players. They were the first to hypermarket opioids and then led the pack in blaming consumers for becoming addicted.
Politics, Corruption & Criminality
We need more action on legislation that would ban Congressional stock trading. And fewer members of Congress in violation of the rules already on the books.
Military contractors and arms manufacturers and other weapons industry players cash in as Congress adds billions to the Pentagon budget each year.
A year after COVID-19 had first ripped through the United States, Republican lawmakers in Montana passed the nation’s most extreme anti-vaccination law. Not even nurses in a cancer ward could be required to get the shots.
In what may be the first use of the 14th Amendment's Section 3 disqualification clause, Otero County New Mexico County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin was removed from office.
Liz Truss will has replaced Boris Johnson, who was compelled to step down as Conservative leader and prime minister in July after a mass resignation of around 60 ministers and other political appointees.
The last several elections have seen large numbers of amateur politicians seeking top offices. They are enjoying greater success than newcomers in the past.
Results of a recent study show that many Americans think they know much more about politics than they really do. And political overconfidence can make people more defensive of factually wrong beliefs.
Trump's continued endorsement and support of January 6th insurrectionists is hopefully being duly noted by the FBI and the staff of the House investigation. Aside from the obvious play at corruption, it is further evidence of his involvement.
Forgiving student loan debt is not a slap at anybody. It's righting a moral wrong inflicted on millions by Reagan and his morbidly rich Republican buddies.
In the largest political advocacy donation in U.S. history, industrialist Barre Seid funded a group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, who guided Trump’s Supreme Court picks and helped end federal abortion rights.
John Fetterman’s attacks against Dr. Oz are definitely entertaining, but they aren’t unprecedented. History shows us why his campaign is effective.
The judge in the case noted that this was not the first DeSantis initiative blocked on First Amendment grounds, citing as one example the governor’s bid to punish technology and social media companies.
Evidence has connected former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to attempts hack into voting machines in Coffee County, Georgia.
New Jersey's Dr. Oz, running for the Senate in Pennsylvania is making classic desperation mistakes, unknowingly promoting his opponent's very popular positions in their completely inept attack ads.
Media consolidation and the pouring of billions of dollars by conservative billionaires into a fake news infrastructure—like FOX News—has produced a crisis that threatens our country.
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