Ask James Comey how they’ve managed to hype his seashells while downplaying real killing.
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Trump’s Witch Hunt of Jerome Powell May Be Over, But Keep Worrying
His administration had to drop the case to get a new fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.
Posted inMagazine
Crabs, A Helicopter, and One Town’s Fight Against ICE
As ICE creates new deportation centers, Newport, on the quirky, impossibly beautiful Oregon coast, finds itself a battleground in Trump’s war on immigrants. It’s not alone as ICE plans for hosts of detention centers in small towns.
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How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI
The administration that vowed to end identity politics has simply changed the beneficiary list.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump DOJ’s Prosecution of a Wisconsin Judge Is a Travesty
As federal agents sought to arrest a Mexican national during a state court hearing, Judge Dugan let him use an exit usually reserved for jurors, and the DOJ literally made a federal case out of it. Her conviction should be set aside.
Posted inPolitics
Fighting Authoritarianism: A Democratic Imperative
Despite what some political consultants advise, anti-Trump candidates can’t just focus on the economy. They need to put preserving democracy front and center.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
The Intriguing Role Public Financing of Campaigns Played in the Eric Adams Indictments
The Intriguing Role Public Financing of Campaigns Played in the Eric Adams Indictments/ NYC’s stringent accounting for publicly funded elections raised a very big red flag,
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How Hospital Monopolies Drive Up the Cost of Care
Hospitals were never meant to be operated like businesses. To improve our health care system, hospital concentration must be regulated.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump “Will Be Indicted”
As the former president faces legal investigations, the author and white-collar-crime scholar Jennifer Taub identifies the probe that’s furthest along, what January 6 Committee graphic was key, and why you can’t get a toupee in federal prison.
Posted inPolitics
Why Is Merrick Garland Sticking with Donald Trump on Climate Lawsuits?
Under Trump, the Justice Department sided with Big Oil against states and cities suing over climate change. Biden’s DOJ hasn’t changed course. Why?
