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Blind Ambition: Hawley, Cruz Threw in With Trump Mob; Now Throw Them Out

David FaginJanuary 11, 2021

Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz have become poster boys for cynical, amoral politicians....

What Now? Trump Must Go; Right-Wing Terror Threat Must Be Taken Seriously

Keith GirardJanuary 7, 2021

President Trump has pushed the country to the edge with repeated and outlandish claims of election fraud, to the point of inciting a riot...

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Donald Trump is a threat to democracy on par with dictators past and present. (Photo: NYI Collage)

Trump Attack on Democracy is Nothing Less than Treason; It’s Time to Say It

David FaginDecember 11, 2020

As sad as it is to say, it must now be said: The President of the United States is a traitor. ...

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Trump, GOP Create a Debt Bomb as Deficit Swells From Massive Corporate Tax Cuts

Trump Shameless Corruption Enabled by Flawed Indictment, Pardon Precedents

David FaginDecember 2, 2020

Donald Trump is shielded from indictment by a policy with no standing in law. (Photo: Getty) If I had a dime every time a 1973 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)...

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Racism is alive and well, if unspoken, in the tony suburbs of Austin, the heart of 'progressive Texas,' a recently transplanted LA couple say they found.

How Two LA Transplants Were Woke to Petty, Unspoken Racism in Idyllic Suburbia

Josh AaronJune 23, 2020

I want to start off by saying, the story I am about to tell is my personal experience. In no way should it detract from the hardships that people of color face every single day.,...

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Donald Trump's presidency is a cacophony of lies. (Illustration NYI)

Trump an American Czar Nicholas, Isolated, Imperious in Face of Crisis

Keith GirardJune 1, 2020

Donald Trump’s presidency began on a low point and has been sinking deeper ever since, freighted by lies, half-baked policy decisions and gross incompetence. ...

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Donald Trump failure as president has been brought into focus by the COVID-19 crisis. (Photo: Getty)

Trump’s Presidency Was Always a Failure, Covid-19 Made It Glaringly Clear

Keith GirardApril 1, 2020

Donald Trump’s negligence as president becomes more and more glaring as COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop. He not only failed to act when he should have, he continues to mismanage the crisis....

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