The Senate, courts, and presidency are all controlled by officials who no longer reflect the will of the majority, leading to distorted policy. This has been going on for some time. Source: US government, Supreme Court, Senate, president run by minority views – Business Insider Continue reading US government, Supreme Court, Senate, president run by minority views – Business Insider
There is a perfectly legal and viable solution to all this: Pack the Supreme Court. Pack it as soon as possible. Progressive policies will never happen unless the Democrats pack the Supreme … Continue reading Pack the Supreme Court
Kavanaugh interrupted senators, raised his voice and put down Democratic senators. This raises questions about his ability to be a fair justice. You want a fair and impartial judge on the Supreme … Continue reading Brett Kavanaugh’s angry display of partisanship disqualifies him for the Supreme Court – Los Angeles Times
The United States ranked sixth in the world for healthcare and education in 1990, but has since fallen behind its peers. This is partly the result of reduced and poorly allocated funds … Continue reading US ranks 27th for healthcare and education, down from sixth place in 1990
Two of the three branches of US government might currently be sputtering — if they’re not completely broken — but there are other powerful engines the Constitution outlines that protect US democracy, … Continue reading Democracy is not at risk, it’s working like the US constitution intends
The constitution was not designed for the two-party politics it unwittingly encouraged The source of this discrepancy is that Democrats will win their seats with big majorities in fewer districts, whereas Republicans … Continue reading America’s electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over Democrats – The minority majority
Americans can’t afford not to have Medicare For All. Proposed funding sources for M4A include a 4% income tax, which means a family of four earning $75,000 per year would pay an additional $2,000 in taxes after taking a standard deduction. But that family would no longer pay an invisible tax of … Continue reading The Kochs helped fund an attack on ‘Medicare for All.’ It still concluded the plan would save us trillions
This is not good. If young people want to have any say in shaping their world they need to become more involved. Perhaps the establishment needs to provide more candidates that young … Continue reading Poll: only 28 percent of young voters say they will certainly vote in the 2018 midterms
You might think Trump’s bombing of Syria is unconstitutional. The Justice Department says you’re wrong, but the reason why is top secret. Interesting. There are rules in place to prevent a president … Continue reading Donald Trump Ordered Syria Strike Based on a Secret Legal Justification Even Congress Can’t See
The duties of the President of the United States of America could, arguably, be performed by a computer. Here’s how and why we should make that happen. Or, maybe not. Source: The … Continue reading The case for an artificially intelligent POTUS
A new study suggests the Midwest would still be blue if Democrats hadn’t refused to prioritize labor’s needs under Obama, Clinton, and Carter. Source: Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions … Continue reading Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die
IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, we noted that Facebook representatives were meeting with the Israeli Government to determine which Facebook accounts of Palestinians should be deleted on the ground that they constitute … Continue reading Facebook Says it is Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments
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