A Federal Court Just Found a Key Part of Obamacare Unconstitutional
Sachelle Babbar/Zuma A federal appeals court just dealt a major blow to Obamacare. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the individual mandate—a key part of the Affordable Care Act requiring uninsured Americans to pay a yearly penalty—was unconstitutional since it could no longer be considered a tax after the GOP tax bill from…
Adam Schiff Lays Out the Case for Impeachment in Under 15 Minutes
In less than 15 minutes, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), laid out the case for impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump “tried to cheat,” said Schiff during today’s floor debate on impeachment. And if it weren’t for “the courage” of a whistleblower, “he would have gotten away with it.” Schiff, the chair of the House…
The Trump Era Used to Be Defined by Large Scale Marches. How Come No One Showed up Wednesday?
Carol Guzy/Zuma Across the country Tuesday night, thousands of people rallied in support of impeaching President Donald Trump. In San Francisco, hundreds of people showed up at Federal Plaza with picket signs and chants. In New York, more than a thousand people gathered in Times Square in the rain and cold to make their voices…
A Republican Just Compared Impeachment to the “Sham Trial” of Jesus
Just when you thought Republicans’ defense of Donald Trump couldn’t get any more creative, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), has compared the president to Jesus. “When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers,” Loudermilk said on the floor of the House of Representatives during today’s impeachment debate.…
Watch Nancy Pelosi Open the House’s Final Impeachment Debate
House Television/AP Clearing the final procedural hurdles in the House of Representatives’ impeachment process, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday announced the opening of the last stretch of debate before the chamber’s historic vote on whether to impeach President Donald Trump. “We gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one…
How Are Our Kids Doing in School These Days?
Spurred by the tone of reporting over the latest PISA test results, Bob Somerby has been pointing out that American kids have actually improved their school performance considerably over the past few decades. Nobody ever seems to acknowledge that. And that’s true. Sort of. But there is a caveat: performance in 4th and 8th grade…