On Monday, President Biden met with 10 supposedly moderate Republicans in the Oval Office to discuss their scaled-down $618 billion Covid-relief proposal. Even though the economy is still reeling from the pandemic and tens of millions of Americans are struggling to feed their families and put a roof over their …
Read More »Republicans Are Bending Over Backwards to Help Kanye West's 2020 Campaign
Ready or not, Kanye 2020 is happening. The producer-turned-rapper-turned-[unclassifiable] is already on the ballot in three states, and is navigating various filing requirements and legal challenges to get a bubble next to his name in a handful of others. But myriad questions remain unanswered about the Wyoming resident’s slipshod run …
Read More »Taibbi: Why Thomas Piketty's New Research Spells Trouble for Two Parties
Thomas Piketty, the French economist whose 2013 bestseller Capital in the 21st Century awoke upscale Americans to the shocking news that their economic system was not working for everyone, has written a new paper exposing more uncomfortable truths. Piketty’s new essay, called Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right, studied electoral trends …
Read More »Taibbi: Latest Fake News Panic Appears to Be Fake News
The headline on the Washington Post story was scary enough: “Lawmaker: Russian trolls trying to sow discord in NFL kneeling debate”. The piece was one of many this week warning that foreigners were amplifying political controversies in the United States:“Russian Internet trolls are trying to gin up even more controversy …
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