I don't care that Democrats haven't made angry noises about the end of our constitutional republic because I only care what they do, not what they say. Now that it's…
Senate Democrats (Kinda Sorta) Grow A Spine. In their pathetically-wimpy way. Will they, for once, remain resolute?: Senate Democrats haven’t even surrendered yet on a government shutdown — but already…
Pull up a chair. If yesterday was (barely) an amuse-bouche, today's a full-fledged legislative banquet. Starting with plutocrats seeking to gorge themselves courtesy of a watered-down corporate law bill. But…
If you're only dimly aware of the Dropkick Murphys, chances are you think of the Celtic punk band as a bunch of white working-class louts, and probably sympathetic to Trump…
Just Another Day In Dystopia. Education Department Fires 1300 Workers. EPA To Close All Environmental Justice Offices. USAID Workers Ordered To Shred And Burn All Documents. USDA Takes $1 Billion…
Vibraphonist Roy Ayers, an oft-sampled pioneer of jazz-funk fusion, died last week at age 84. Ayers started out in the post-bop jazz scene in the early '60s. His first LP,…
A major tip of the sombrero to an intrepid reader, who pointed me to this article (it's free, but you have to sign up). This is what the corporadems seek…
Lots happening this week, the least of which is the seating of two undistinguished Corporadems to replace Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. Their names, like them, are unimportant. Talk…
Anthony Keidas doesn't articulate what was squeezing his soul – he descends into babbling actual nonsense in the last verse – but if you read the news these days you…
Been posting here since 2009. Been doing the General Assembly previews since then. I can't recall a more uncertain legislative landscape than what we face now. 1. There is no…
Trump Won't Rule Out Recession. Because, you know, he's not into making predictions. Stock market should love this: Referencing “rising worries about a slowdown,” Ms. Bartiromo asked Mr. Trump: “Are…
Here's a point in favor of those who believe Trump is not sui generis but rather the culmination of the reactionary right's long war against equality and civil rights: The…
Just Another Day In Amerika. Guess who gets to see the child support database: The Department of Health and Human Services has granted associates of the U.S. DOGE Service…