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Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish private health insurance. Uh oh.
Is it possible to pluck one newsworthy moment from last night's cacophonous 10-contestant Democratic quiz show? You bet. Here we go.
5 years ago
E. Jean Carroll and the numbing of America
In a normal universe - as opposed to the one we inhabit - a vivid allegation of rape, leveled at a serially misogynist president, would be a news story worthy of 24/7 coverage
5 years ago
Here’s the reason why Trump is the ultimate Florida Man
If you're wondering why Donald Trump chose Florida for his formal re-election launch, the reason is quite simple: If he loses Florida in 2020, he'll lose the election.
5 years ago
The misogyny factor: Are we still ‘not ready’ for a female president?
Warren is running one of the most substantive campaigns in memory. Her detailed policy prescriptions are well-articulated in everyday language.
5 years ago
Trump wants to collude with foreign spies for new campaign dirt: ‘I think I’d take it’
No wonder Trump's lawyers were terrified to let their client flap his yap under oath. It's not just his serial lies, it's his instinctive lawlessness.
5 years ago
In defense of Joe Biden’s abortion switcheroo
Biden needed to get himself in sync with a party base that supports abortion access for all women regardless of income — especially now, with Roe under attack as never before.
5 years ago
Are we worthy inheritors of what the D-Day fighters bequeathed us?
5 years ago
Naval gazing: Trump is still bedeviled by a dead man
The quintessential Ugly American has arrived in England, hurling insults at London's mayor, but presumably his mood will be lightened by the absence of the USS John McCain.
5 years ago
Mueller to Congress: If not him, who? If not now, when?
It was nice to finally hear Robert Mueller's voice, even though he lards his speech with circumlocutious double negatives.
5 years ago
Video fakery and the high cost of lies
Donald Trump's fans have had a tough time combating Pelosi, so apparently their only recourse was to manipulate video footage to smear her as semi-nuts.
5 years ago
Trump banishes Harriet Tubman to the back of the bus
Harriet Tubman, heroine of the Underground Railroad and worker for women's suffrage, was tapped by Obama's Treasury to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2020.
5 years ago
Meet the conservative Republican who’s putting country over party
Justin Amash, a rare Republican congressman who refuses to genuflect at Donald Trump's feet, has been taking heat lately for daring to speak his mind.
5 years ago