Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the leading 2024 Republican presidential contender, briefly took the witness stand Thursday at a New York trial to defend himself against allegations that he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll by disparaging her claim that he sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Trump testified that […]
The American Sociological Association condemned the move as “a failure of Florida’s commitment to providing high-quality civics education and workforce readiness.” Despite opposition by sociologists and educators, the State University System of Florida on Wednesday cut sociology from core course requirements, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ assault on academic freedom, intellectual pursuit, and knowledge. The system’s […]
“Speculating that the GOP is blocking border security legislation to help Trump win the election would sound like a crazy conspiracy theory but it’s literally what the Republicans are saying is happening.” Critics have long argued that Republicans are interested only in using immigration—and increasingly hysterical claims of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border—as a political cudgel, and not […]
“If you want better roads, better schools, better healthcare, better public transit… or just a generally better life, then the best way of funding that is by taxing the ultrawealthy, not allowing them to exploit more tax loopholes.” While ultrawealthy Americans are unlikely to face any extra federal taxes any time soon due to the makeup of […]