By Meaghan Ellis MSNBC News’ Chris Hayes recently explored a number of scenarios that could arise in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announcing her retirement from Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives. During his late…
Respectable white people return to the Democrats | Opinion
By John Stoehr The Republicans reached the 218-seat threshold late last night to officially take over the House of Representatives. The vote-counting continues. We don’t yet know how big their majority will be. We do know it will be teensy. (About six …
Convicted ‘Team America’ DEA agent says the War on Drugs is ‘unwinnable’
By Alex Henderson In December 2021, José Irizarry, a former agent for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring to launder money for Colombian narcotraficantes. Irizarry has been cited as a textbook examp…
‘Coup-plotters reunion’: Ginni Thomas and allies call for delay in congressional leadership elections
By David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement Political experts are warning about a group of nearly 60 far-right wing politicos including Ginni Thomas, Matt Schlapp, and Cleta Mitchell who reportedly will issue a letter calling for the House and Senat…
‘He decided to be part of the problem’: Mike Pence calls Donald Trump’s January 6th actions ‘reckless’
By Brandon Gage Former Vice President Mike Pence in an exclusive interview with ABC news anchor David Muir on Sunday’s edition of World News Tonightcondemned the incendiary rhetoric through which he was personally targeted by then-President Donald Trum…
Watch: Jamie Raskin declares the midterms ‘a historic repudiation’ of Republicans and Donald Trump
By Brandon Gage United States Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) threw cold water on threats by Republicans that they would impeach President Joe Biden and subject him to endless investigations if they win control of the House of Representatives whe…
Humanity’s first cultural revolution and how can it help us today | Opinion
By Deborah Barsky, Independent Media Institute We live in a fast-moving, technology-dominated era. Happiness is fleeting, and everything is replaceable or disposable. It is understandable that people are drawn to a utopian vision. Many find refuge in t…
Democrats didn’t win the midterms — they simply held the line | Opinion
By Sonali Kolhatkar,Independent Media Institute Americans invested in the idea of living in a democracy heaved a collective sigh of relief the day after the 2022 midterm elections when it became clear that the dire of a Republican sweep were overblown….
‘Looks kind of like a loser’: Chris Wallace slams GOP lawmakers over fair-weather support of Trump
By Meaghan Ellis CNN anchor Chris Wallace offered a critique of Republican lawmakers who continued to support former President Donald Trump through multiple controversies, legal issues and conspiracy theories — but are ditching him after a “red wave” f…
‘Do you need a timeout?’ Journalist tells Kari Lake to ‘grow up’ after she calls Arizona a ‘banana republic’
By David Badash,The New Civil Rights Movement Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake, in a neck-and-neck race – although currently losing against Democratic nominee Katie Hobbs – is blasting the state she wants to run, calling it a “banana …