Trump Is Coming After California’s Abortion Protections
People rally in support of abortion rights at the California state Capitol.Rich Pedroncelli/AP While Trump addressed crowds of people on the National Mall at the annual anti-abortion March for Life Rally on Friday—a major symbolic gesture—his administration announced a far more tangible attack on abortion rights in America. The Department of Health and Human Services…
Corruption Increases Yet Again in 2019
The latest league tables on corruption are out from Transparency International. Let’s take a look at how we’re doing: We’re ranked #23 in the world this year, just behind the UAE but ahead of Bhutan. Sadly, we seem to have taken a tumble since 2017 for some reason. Something must have happened that year. I…
In Stirring Closing Speech, Schiff Goes to the Heart of Why Trump Should Be Removed
Republican senators overwhelmingly know, whether they admit it publicly or not, that President Donald Trump is guilty of the charges against him, Rep. Adam Schiff argued in his closing remarks to finish the third day of the Senate’s impeachment trial. But does the president really need to be removed? After all, the 2020 election is…
So You Want to Plan an Impeachment Trial? Don’t Forget the Milk and Cookies.
A Republican prop during a House Judiciary Committee hearingJonathan Ernst/AP The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is a test of our nation’s institutions and traditions. And that has meant, for many of us, learning about them. During the trial, a new set of rules are imposed. Senators become jurors. Aides are restricted to sitting…
Trump’s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid
A worker plants Vidalia onions on a farm in Georgia. David Goldman/AP Photo The Trump Administration finds itself in a tight corner on the topic of farm labor, a task handled by a largely foreign-born workforce. On the one hand, the president has made good on campaign promises to make life generally miserable for immigrants;…
According to the Doomsday Clock, We’re Down to 100 Seconds Before Midnight. Plan Accordingly.
The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.Eva Hambach/Getty Thursday morning, scientists responsible for maintaining the Doomsday Clock—a metaphor for how close mankind stands to its own destruction—announced that it advanced 20 seconds from last year, to within 2 minutes of midnight, the bookend marking human…