At age 28, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took on one of New York’s tightest political machines and managed to unseat one of the highest ranking Democrats in Congress. She has single-handedly sparked a nationwide discussion over the future of the Democratic party, the role of representation, and the power ready to be…
“Raise your hand if you’ve ever posted anything online to quote-unquote ‘own the libs,’” US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley asked at the High School Leadership Summit at George Washington University, according to The Hill. “The vast majority raised their hands in response, and then erupted into…
You can now purchase a pink Trump dog leash and collar at the Trump Store.
As the end of Barack Obama’s presidency grew closer, election officials began preparing for the next election. Instead of strengthening the security of voting machines and making voting more accessible to citizens, states did the exact opposite. But they didn’t just make it harder to vote. For hundreds of thousands of…
In the ongoing horror show of the Trump Administration’s family separation policy, we may have hit a new low. CNN reports today that the administration has indicated that as many as 463 parents of children who were detained by the US government may have already been deported back to their countries of origin without…
The Hill reported today on a viral tweet from the ‘90s nu-metal band Papa Roach. Yep, that’s right. That’s where we are now.
A poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal this week gives us surprising numbers about the strong support for abortion rights in America. In fact, support for the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which provided the basis for legalizing abortion, is at an all time high.
Perfectly fitting its name, REI’s Co-op Half Dome 2 Plus tent won the favorite backpacking tent co-op last week. It’s significantly less expensive than the competition, it’s durable, and has enough space for two people, making it an ideal home away from home.
If you’ve spent much time walking in the fallow, burned-out fields of internet political discourse of late, you’ve almost certainly found yourself smelling something foul at some point, checked your boots, and realized that you’d stepped in a big ‘ol pile of Mike Cernovich. For those unfamiliar with Cernovich, he’s…
This past spring, Michael Ferro resigned as chairman of publicly traded media-looting hell-company Tronc, Inc., just ahead of the publication of sexual harassment allegations against him. As a parting gift, Tronc paid him $15 million, voluntarily bundling up the total value of a three-year consulting contract into one…
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President Trump’s plan to rollback Obama-era fuel economy targets is set to be unveiled this week, and if a new report from Bloomberg is accurate, that’ll include a revocation of California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards. For automakers, it’s their worst fear come alive.
The New York Daily News was brutally gutted Monday, with the staff being reduced by a full 50 percent and the editor-in-chief replaced.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday surprised reporters by declaring that President Trump was looking into revoking the security clearances of a number of former Obama-era officials who have been critical of the current administration.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have detained an undocumented mother of three after she voluntarily arrived at a Florida courthouse to pay off a minor traffic ticket. Now she is being held in a federal detention facility, separated from her children and awaiting deportation from the country she’s called…
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While a bacchanal for the most boring among us was getting under way in Central Park, an even less comprehensible gathering was taking place in Battleground, U.S.A (aka Columbus, OH) in the form of “Opportunity 2020,” a convention hosted by Third Way, the think tank that positions itself as a “center-left” alternative…
California Rep. and longtime progressive champion Barbara Lee is officially running to become House Democratic Caucus chair, the fourth-highest position in the Democratic House leadership, she announced Monday. If elected, Lee will become the first black woman to hold a leadership spot in either major political party.
