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Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?
WASHINGTON -- I followed the routine on Tuesday that I had hundreds of times covering the Clinton, Bush and Obama presidencies. I flashed my White House press pass at the guard at the northwest gate, cleared security and walked unmolested up the North Lawn driveway to the West Wing. I entered the press room, dropped my briefcase at the Post desk, then crossed into the … [Read more...] about Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?
Truth or Twitter? Why Donald Trump Is No John Steinbeck
Donald Trump bragged, via tweet, that he’s the Ernest Hemingway of Twitter. Unfortunately for us, the new president possesses neither the courage nor the self-control of Hemingway, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature for writing unforgettably about bravery under fire. As the problems created by Trump-tweets pile up, the source of Trump's addiction to Twitter has become … [Read more...] about Truth or Twitter? Why Donald Trump Is No John Steinbeck
Blaming Obama for Trump
Peter Wehner blames the rise of Trump on Barak Obama in The New York Times. Jonathan Chait responds in New York Magazine. Wehner served loyally under George W. Bush and refuses to acknowledge that administration’s catastrophic failures. This is an administration that sold an entire war on false premises, pressuring the intelligence community to bend its findings to support … [Read more...] about Blaming Obama for Trump
Does Inequality Matter Anymore?
Does Inequality Matter Anymore? by jdledell Oxfam (one of my favorite charities) issued a report that the NY Times amplified. This report indicated 8 men have accumulated as much wealth as the bottom 3.5 billion people on Earth. If one thinks about this for a minute, it can stagger the synapse of the brain. Here is the List: 1 – $75 billion – Bill Gates - Microsoft 2 … [Read more...] about Does Inequality Matter Anymore?
Dems Could Cobble Together House Majority If Trump Unpopular
It has long been assumed that House Republicans are safely ensconced in the majority at least until the next round of redistricting following the 2020 census. Those odds have left many Republicans gleeful and Democrats bereft that, with the Senate geographically out of Democratic hands until ’20 (a 50-50 split seems to be their best option at this point), there would be no way … [Read more...] about Dems Could Cobble Together House Majority If Trump Unpopular
Donald Trump and The Age of Uncertainty
Though some analysts have called our time the Second Gilded Age, it is more appropriate to label it as the Age of Uncertainty. With Donald Trump in the White House, the direction the nation will take, both in terms of domestic issues and foreign affairs, is veiled in uncertainty. And with America’s path and policies unclear, the world as a whole must accommodate to a perplexing … [Read more...] about Donald Trump and The Age of Uncertainty
They will be missed
One of the most important things I’ve done as President is read messages from Americans like you. And whether you sat down to write me a letter back in 2009 or just last week, I wanted to say thank you for writing. Letters like yours have given me the chance to hear the real stories that make up the ever changing narrative of America. They are stories of your setbacks and … [Read more...] about They will be missed
About Those Inauguration-Skipping Democrat Congressmen
ABC News has reported that more than 50 Democrat members of Congress will be skipping this week's presidential inauguration. In other words, those Democrats are taking their balls and going home . . . except that they have no balls to begin with. Although they represent their congressional districts, they are still in the congressional minority. As such, they are not all … [Read more...] about About Those Inauguration-Skipping Democrat Congressmen
James Bond has been teaching kids to smoke for over half a century
But with better intelligence, he's smoking less Pixabay Deadly fumes James Bond started smoking in 1962 and was last seen lighting up in 2002. Over the course of six decades, James Bond eluded thousands of enemy bullets, averted global wars and deactivated some potent bombs. But he may have also encouraged kids to try smoking cigarettes.… … [Read more...] about James Bond has been teaching kids to smoke for over half a century
We Cannot Wait for History’s Judgment. We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now
Embed from Getty Images We Cannot Wait for History’s Judgment. We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now. For the sake of democracy, an independent commission or special prosecutor must be appointed to investigate Russian influence. BY Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Over the holidays, John Farrell, author of an upcoming biography of Richard Nixon, wrote an op-ed … [Read more...] about We Cannot Wait for History’s Judgment. We Need the Truth About Trump and Russia Now
Guide for Women’s March participants on January 21
If my Facebook circles are representative, thousands (millions?) of people plan to take to the streets on Saturday 21 January as part of the national Women's March. There are more than 600 events scheduled worldwide. For many, it may be their first time in a protest. After all, it's been since 1860 that the nation has seen such widespread protest over a presidential … [Read more...] about Guide for Women’s March participants on January 21
Trump is wrong about black America
WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Lewis is the son of sharecroppers. As a child, he wanted to be a preacher; he practiced by delivering fiery sermons to the family's chickens. But history had other plans for him: lunch counter sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, the Edmund Pettus Bridge, a seat in Congress representing most of Atlanta. No sane person would accuse such a man … [Read more...] about Trump is wrong about black America
Obama commutes sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to Wikileaks
By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the biggest such breach in U.S. history. A White House official said there was no … [Read more...] about Obama commutes sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to Wikileaks
Cartoon: Circus Trump
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Obama Might As Well Pardon Russian Hackers, Too.
So, President Obama has decided to commute Bradley/Chelsea Manning's prison sentence. From ABC News: "President Obama granted a commutation to Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier who was convicted of Espionage Act violations and other charges for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks." Obama might as well pardon the Russian hackers, … [Read more...] about Obama Might As Well Pardon Russian Hackers, Too.
Countdown to Inauguration
In what could be viewed as “different strokes for different people,” Americans -- and others -- are counting down the days and hours until inauguration of the 45th U.S. president with mixed emotions. Take for example former President George W. Bush. According to satirist Andy Borowitz at The New Yorker, the former president -- while recognizing that many Americans are … [Read more...] about Countdown to Inauguration
Safety First? (Guest Voice)
Safety First? D. Eckberg In recent years it has become fashionable in conservative circles to mock liberals as overly sensitive wimps. In particular this has become a rallying cry deriding college campuses, after administrators or young scholars describe the need to create a safe environment for students of all backgrounds. The specifics of the attack take a number of … [Read more...] about Safety First? (Guest Voice)
Obama, Trump and the power of ‘we’
Editor's note: This column was co-written by Joy-Ann Reid. E.J. Dionne and Reid are co-editors of "We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama," which was published by Bloomsbury Press last week. This column is partly drawn from the book's introduction. NEW YORK -- Our nation is about to replace a president who loves soaring rhetoric and extended argument with … [Read more...] about Obama, Trump and the power of ‘we’
Ben Affleck goes gangster in the unusual crime film ‘Live by Night’
It is a stylish, savage world of nattily dressed men in fedoras and armed with sub-machine guns. It is an iconic element of American movies: the period gangster film. There have been American period gangster films set in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago-but never one set in sleepy Ybor, Tampa Bay, Florida.… … [Read more...] about Ben Affleck goes gangster in the unusual crime film ‘Live by Night’