Daily Roundup: February 19th
Featuring Barb McQuade, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Jared Bernstein, and Robert P. Jones--also introducing Coffee with the Contrarians, with Jen Rubin & Norm Eisen!
The Trump administration is giving the black market the green light
By Barbara McQuade
Now, profits are power, regardless of how they are obtained.
Women's and LGBTQ rights are under attack. But we're fighting back.
By Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Authoritarian regimes have long undermined equality. But we can still protect and advance essential rights.
Non-MAGA Trump voters will soon lose patience
Here’s an assertion in which I have considerable confidence: At some point in the not-too-distant future, non-MAGA Trump voters (NMTVs) will begin to express something like the following:
What "Anti-Christian Bias" does for Trump
Among the deluge of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump was a curious one that went largely under the radar: an order “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.” The order purports to “end the anti-Christian weaponization of government,” charging that “the previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of t…
Showing Up & Walking Out
The Musk-Trump regime thrives on confusion, chaos, and capitulation. In the case of the moribund House and Senate Republicans, it has worked. Self-proclaimed hawks like Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) offer no resistance when Donald Trump threatens and prepares to sell out Ukraine. House Republicans who deplo…
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This is what worries me. I’m a first time responder ever to any blog or news article. There is so much divisiveness in our country. It almost seems all is black and white, no color. I know a few friends who are Republicans. The things they post- where do their so called facts come from? I feel like I’m trying to discern the truth but their truth is so different than mine. How do we even cross the divide or even meet in the middle?
Larry
For the first time since I retired in 2011, my monthly social security payment was not deposited today when due in my bank account, with no notice or explanation. So the trumpers are keeping the money, apparently. I’m now owed those funds and the proceeds from a couple of government bonds that have matured. Is there any litigation in progress to head off this blatant violation of the constitution debt payment clause?