The emergence of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a major player in the American political scene has been astonishing to watch. The 29 year old Latina from the Bronx is not only a fearless progressive, but captivatingly self assured and incredibly well informed. This potent mix has ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Jan 29, 2019
• Opinion

No one is ever going to award white Republican voters an award for being the sharpest tool in the shed but sometimes it's like they're trying to turn their brains off. Take today's latest hysterical not-at-all racebaiting headline from "True Pundit": Obama Portrait Artist Likes ...read more

• By Justin Rosario
  Dec 20, 2018

After the news broke that Donald Trump wouldn't be visiting Great Britain for fear of sparking giant protests, the Commander in Chief wasted no time tweeting out the most childish excuse imaginable:  I'm from South West London where the embassy Trump was supposed to be opening ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Jan 11, 2018

Bill Maher shared this video of President Obama laying into the Republicans and Donald Trump to his facebook page today. The video was from the campaign trail in late 2016, and shows Obama in his element -- eloquent, impassioned, and angry about the terrifying political ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden penned a stirring op-ed in The Atlantic yesterday, calling on all conscientious Americans to go to battle for ‘the soul of this nation’. As he sees it, the dark forces of fascism, xenophobia and hate are on the rise in response to the “giant steps ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

Why are you even reading this? I already told you: I am not going to write about the latest tinfoil hat nonsense from Fox News, AM Hate Radio and The Drudge Report/Breitbart. I absolutely refuse to talk about the conspiracy theory the right has latched onto that Obama allowed ...read more

• By Justin Rosario
  Nov 9, 2018

I know you are but what am I? It's a classic come back for kids who want to turn the table on name callers, or who just don’t have anything better to say. And for kids, it often works! When grown adults lean on similar rhetorical devices to redirect, however, it's not funny or ...read more

• By Alyona Minkovski
  Nov 9, 2018

Political ads in America are a fascinating and yet painfully predictable form of social commentary. Stylistically they range from cheap aesthetics reminiscent of home video to slick, Hollywood style creations, and in tone they vary from hokey to dark. Their purpose, however, is ...read more

• By Alyona Minkovski
  Dec 20, 2018

At some point, we’ve all been told not to care what other people think. Whether it be our parents, friends, therapists or significant others, the general trend in our individualistic philosophy is to boost self worth and confidence by choosing to define ourselves. In short, ...read more

• By Alyona Minkovski
  Jun 27, 2017

Charlie Sheen has deeply offended Trumpsters by calling for Donald Trump to be the next celebrity to shed his mortal coil: This has sent the right into a frenzy with people calling for Sheen to be arrested or killed. Others settled for calling him a "useless cockroach" and "a ...read more

• By Justin Rosario
  Dec 29, 2016