In a new study, we found that legislators who are descendants of slaveholders are significantly wealthier than members of Congress without slaveholder ancestry.
Newspaper headlines have called Donald Trump’s victory “decisive,” “massive,” “resounding,” “historic,” and “sweeping.” None of those things are true. Recent public opinion polls reveal that Trump’s professed policy agenda is very unpopular.
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.
Not satire from Borowitz, but a couple of history lessons. In 1984 after Reagan romped to victory with 59 percent of the popular vote and 525 electoral votes, Reaganism was declared unstoppable. But two years later, Democrats proved the pundits wrong
The country is evenly divided when it comes to party preference. Trump did not win a landslide like FDR in 1936, Johnson in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1980, or Obama in 2008. He won by a small margin in the Electoral College and popular vote.
Dan Osborn is forging a new path through red states with anti-corporate populism and working-class identity politics.
'Our enemies are your enemies,' the prime minister insisted, setting up confrontation with Iran. He didn’t present as someone on the verge of signing a ceasefire deal to end the war and free the Israeli and American hostages.
In one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington, Kamala Harris has for months been quietly urging President Biden to end your war on the people of Gaza.
Rep. Cori Bush is the first line of defense for working-class people and the most vulnerable members of our community. We need her in Congress because we need people to represent us all, people with a moral compass who will stand up to big money.
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