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Trump Has Lied 16,241 Times

January 24, 2020

Trump celebrated three years in office by paying tribute to himself and somehow brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. into it

Not Real Elmo Impeachment Song!

January 24, 2020

This is a subject that calls for childlike simplicity

Trump Fan-Boy Matt Gaetz Left Off the President's Team

January 24, 2020

One notorious Trump backer was missing from the President's team of House GOP defenders, and now we finally know why

Trump Song Parody Blasts the President’s Many Misdeeds

January 24, 2020

‘He’s a thug, he’s a crook, he’s our president. Crime after crime.’ — This scathing song parody by Jen Houston lists Trump’s many transgressions.

Trump Confesses Amid Senate Impeachment Trial

January 24, 2020

Is a confession sufficient to procure a conviction?

January 24, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | Impeachment After Dark | January 24, 2020

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Collage of videos featured in this Friday Nite Videos post.

In the midst of impeachment, our late night jesters scramble to satirize a highly improbable reality, deflate fraud, debunk lies and point to the nakedness of a would-be emperor

January 23, 2020

A Very Stable Genius: Dysfunction and Disaster at the Court of King Donald

Lloyd Green The Guardian

Reviewing the most recent, fact-based tell-all about the twisted psyche and criminal incompetence of the U.S.'s arch reactionary chief executive.

January 23, 2020

Tidbits - Jan. 23, 2020 - Reader Comments: Anti-Trump Unity Needed; Truth About Trump Economy; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Civil Rights, Voting Rights,Emmett Till; Terence Hallinan; Austria; Top Civil Rights Songs; Iran Day of Action Saturday; more....

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Reader Comments: Anti-Trump Unity Needed; Truth About Trump Economy; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Civil Rights, Voting Rights and Emmett Till; Terence Hallinan; Latest from Austria; Puerto Rico poster; Top Civil Rights Songs; Iran Day of Action Saturday

January 23, 2020

'We Are Living by the Sword': The Regrets of an Israel Founder's Son

Sarah Helm Middle East Eye

In a wide-ranging interview, Yaakov Sharett, the son of one of Israel's founding fathers, says he regrets settling the Negev in the 1940s - and the entire Zionist project.

January 23, 2020

The Politics of Pensions: No Bailout for You

Marc Dann and Leo Jennings III Working-Class Perspectives

Federal officials have floated a number of proposals for dealing with the dilemma of underfunded multi-employer pension plans. Most have one thing in common: they punish the innocent victims. The contrast with the bailout of bankers is striking.