I have to admit, my first reaction was, “Not another rally.” This is not to dismiss or disrespect those who will be participating in today’s “Rise for Climate” demonstrations across the country (as well as internationally) today. Yes, it’s important to take to the streets to condemn the moral scandal that is the Trump administration’s […]
John Kerry
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Why Putin Should Be Thrilled With Trump’s Performance
He supported the president in order to sow discord within the transatlantic alliance.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Will the Media Stop Exploiting John McCain?
I can’t be the only one who finds this coverage to be more than a little creepy: As he battles brain cancer and the debilitating side effects of his aggressive treatment, Mr. McCain himself is reckoning with his history and the future, as he and a stream of friends share memories and say what needs […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
This Time Peter Schweizer Went Too Far, Even for the New York Times
Mainstream media seems to have finally recognized that the author of Clinton Cash is nothing more than a propagandist.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
The Hidden Motivations of Robert Mueller
The special counsel was trained from boyhood as a public citizen and leader. That makes him and Donald Trump a study in contrasts.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
What Happens When Truth Doesn’t Matter?
There’s a reason why Trump’s arrogance remains unmitigated.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Jerry Brown Is Not the Enemy of Climate Hawks
The California governor has been working to maintain America’s international credibility on climate in the face of Trump’s denialism.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Obama-Trump Voters Need to Apologize to Puerto Rico
Remember Colin Powell’s “Pottery Barn doctrine” with regard to the Iraq War–”You break it, you own it”? That same rule should apply to the consequences of bad voting decisions. Those who voted for Donald Trump last November–especially the folks who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, only to take leave of their senses […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
Hurricane Havoc and the Climate Conversation
Will they say this was the moment when America finally grew up on climate? After the multi-billion-dollar impact of Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria, it’s safe to say that if the ideological barriers preventing Americans from working together to solve the climate crisis have not been knocked down yet, those barriers will never fall. It’s […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
The GOP’s Woeful War Over Warren
Massachusetts Republicans are incapable of making a coherent case against Warren.
