Years of paranoia generated by Fox News and conservative talk radio poses a real threat to American democracy — radicalizing voters and lawmakers alike, and it’s time to start fighting back. As Media Matters for America explained shortly after the election, “Trump’s campaign for the presidency was defined by fear, paranoia, and a distrust of […]
The beginning of 2017 brought with it more than just the start of a new year for more than 100 New Yorkers. It also brought the chance at a fresh start as Governor Andrew M. Cuomo granted them conditional pardons for crimes they committed while they were minors. In December 2015, Governor Cuomo had announced the […]
Video captured from White House lawn shows Trump advisor Steve Bannon engaged in a heated argument in the Oval Office. Press pool cameras located on the White House lawn captured a heated discussion in the Oval Office regarding Attorney General Jeff Session’s recusal from any investigations of the Trump campaign. The Independent reports that “Trump […]
Trump inadvertently confirms that a federal warrant was issued allowing counter-intelligence officials to look at members of his campaign. Earlier this morning, Trump launched a flurry of tweets lashing out at President Obama, accusing him of wire-tapping his phones in Trump Tower. Nothing too outstanding, considering that he is known for his childish Twitter tirades. […]
Conservative website blasts Trump’s planned repeal of Obama’s signature climate policy – the Clean Power Plan. Trump campaigned on a promise to reverse the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), a policy combating climate change that includes rules setting a national limit on carbon dioxide pollution produced from power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency describes […]