“In our system of checks and balances, SCOTUS’s reckless behavior warrants a check from the legislative and executive branches. This is not unprecedented, it’s how our system is designed to avert tyranny.” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito of throwing a ‘tantrum’ in his written dissent to Friday night’s ruling over the abortion […]
Former U.S. president headlines ousted autocrat double-header by following Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro at annual far-right convention. The former presidents of Brazil and the United States took the stage CPAC on Saturday where both fascist politicians continued to sow doubt about their respective electoral defeats as they received standing ovations from the annual convention’s far-right attendees. […]
The final vote followed a dramatic 14th ballot vote in which tensions soared on the floor of the House chamber. After nearly a week of chaotic voting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy of California was elected Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress just after midnight early […]
“Yes. Dr. King was right,” says the U.S. Senator from Vermont. “We have socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.” Senator Bernie Sanders is not asking anyone to be shocked that Donald J. Trump was very good at not paying taxes, but he also wants people to know that the disgraced former Republican […]