Former President George W. Bush gave a speech last week that could be summed up as “racism is bad” and “democracy is good”. The
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Mitch, Sarah, I’m getting antsy. When can we talk gun control?
Mitch McConnell, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and most other Republicans are champions when it comes to playing “Kick the can down the road.” You can
Infographic: How Graham-Cassidy stacks up, in one chart
How does the Graham-Cassidy “repeal and replace” bill compare to current law [aka Obamacare, ACA]? Roll Call has done the hard work of creating
After Equifax data breach, MO’s Ann Wagner votes against CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is, as it states on its Website, “a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other
White people ask, “What About Us?”
Throughout my entire adult life, my Republican friends insisted GOP policies were not racist: the laws are the same for everyone; let people pick
Republicans try to punish CBO for telling the truth
The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] earned the ire of Republicans when it estimated that the GOP’s bill to repeal and/or replace Obamacare would take
John McCain, please spare us
Recently, Senator John McCain of Arizona was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. John McCain served his country first as a
What’s the matter with Missouri: 2017 edition
The blood-red Missouri legislature, the state’s once-Democrat-now-Republican Governor, and our party-uber-alles senior Senator continue to make this state a beacon for everything that’s going
12 Possible Endings for Trump’s 1st Term
This list isn’t organized in any particular way, but rather it’s just a selection of possible places we might find ourselves in 4 years.
Media must step it up on Medicare-for-All
There are two key reasons why mainstream media must be talking about Medicare-for-All. First, it is sound policy, something that all Americans should hope