The Chuck and Nancy Show

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A lot of progressive Democrats want younger, more liberal leaders in Congress. I say let's give the geezers a chance. I'd like more young, liberal members of Congress, but I…

Occasional Words From the Resistance

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"And that brings me to the second mode of civil disobedience. There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!" ----Mario Savio, Sproul Hall, Berkeley, December 2, 1964
Godspeed and good luck to today's resistors.

The Scorpion Stings Itself

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In today's media world, it's not enough to publish stories. News organizations must be prepared to defend them, and themselves, as well. The Washington Post showed how to do it…

Holiday Weekend Wrapup

The ever-worsening GOP tax bill has nothing to recommend it, but that doesn't stop the GOP vandals in the Washington from trying. Now it's a jobs bill, albeit the worst…

The Mighty Flynn

A big development in the Trump-Russia story came to light on Thanksgiving: Lawyers for Mike Flynn stopped sharing information with lawyers for others under investigation, widely taken as a sign…