Like almost every non-racist person in America, the sight of a group of young white men wearing MAGA hats mocking an elderly native American war veteran made me sick to my stomach. I shared my disgust on social media, and condemned the display of what I thought was brazen racism ...read more
Over the last three years, we as a country have been struggling to understand exactly what is driving the rage of white Republican voters. The press tried to explain it away as "economic anxiety" and blamed Hillary Clinton for being Hillary Clinton. But Trump's cult continued to ...read more
While unable to repeal and replace President Obama's Affordable Care Act, president Trump has done much to sabotage his predecessor's signature achievement. After dismantling key parts of the ACA, Trump has helped significantly drive down enrollment this year. Given Obama's ...read more
Over time we become partners with our adversaries, and usually in the worst way possible. They act, we react. Sometimes we take the lead and they react. While we may remain distinguishable in our actions, we eventually come to share low moral ground. And whenever we gain an ...read more
I'm not breaking any news when I announce that I have total contempt for our current president. This is about more than just my mirror-opposite view of the issues. This is about Donald Trump as a man. Everything I've learned about character, ethics, morality, and especially ...read more
Looking out at Senator John McCain’s funeral service in Washington D.C. last week I couldn’t help but swell with pride. Here were his close friends, an articulate daughter, three former U.S. presidents, and an entire coterie of failed presidential candidates all brought together ...read more
Since the election of Donald Trump, Maxine Waters has become one of the most visible icons of the Resistance. Whether she's "shoving" TYT correspondent Michael Tracey, appearing on t-shirts with her catchphrase "reclaiming my time," or openly calling for impeachment following ...read more
by Michele Zipp I believe this will mark the first time I addressed Trump as “President Donald Trump.” I’ve used all the other monikers and they all seem wrong; even 45 feels too prestigious. But we have to look at those words put together closely and let it resonate deep within. ...read more
As president Trump and the Democrats move closer on a deal that would ostensibly protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Trump's base is quite literally losing its collective mind. Ann Coulter, who now believes she "bet on a loser", ...read more
President Trump was told by aides not to look directly into the sun's rays during today's eclipse because of the permanent damage it could do to his eyes. Of course the president paid this warning no attention because he knew that the sun's rays are a creation of the #FakeNews ...read more
You may have missed it among the tweets and various scandals, but the Trump administration has featured a series of "theme weeks" to highlight various parts of the White House agenda. Past weeks, featuring things like infrastructure and energy, have largely been disasters, and ...read more
The Trump administration has gone to great pains to explain to the public that the president was sacrificing "mightily" to be in office, and we should all be very grateful for the work he is doing on behalf of the little guy. "The political motivators for many typical ...read more
