US Politics in Trump era
Rachel Maddow Says Trump Did A Fundraiser On NFL Controversy While Puerto Rico Drowned
While Trump distracted media, AG Jeff Sessions ensured billions in profit for prison corporations
The private detention facilities holding immigrants, which were not part of the Obama-era phasing out plan, is another overlooked subject of human rights violations. Most detainees have committed no crimes other than a misdemeanor for crossing the U.S. border without proper documentation. The are segregated and kept in jail indefinitely and many are treated worse than criminals with practically no medical or legal help available to them. If keeping prisoners locked is more profitable than releasing them, then there is the crux of private prisons and the detriment to America.
Dan Rather sounds the alarm: ‘Now is a time when none of us can afford to remain seated or silent’
History will demand to know which side were you on. This is not a question of politics or party or even policy. This is a question about the very fundamentals of our beautiful experiment in a pluralistic democracy ruled by law. When I see neo-Nazis raise their hands in terrifying solute, in public, in our nation's capital, I shudder in horror. When I see that action mildly rebuked by a boilerplate statement from the President-elect whom these bigots have praised, the anger in me grows
These three maps show just how effectively gerrymandering can swing election outcomes
North Carolina is perhaps the ultimate swing state in 2016: It’s the only one with truly competitive races for president, Senate, and governor. Remarkably, though, not a single seat is expected to change hands in the state’s House delegation, where Republicans hold a lopsided 10-to-3 advantage over Democrats.
The Trump Foundation is a real scandal, and it should be a campaign-ending scandal
This article documents multiple violations by the Donald J. Trump Foundation regarding false tax filings, using charity money for personal gain. This is all about a charity formed in 1987 as a foundation to supposedly use personal wealth to charities, which turned into an method for people to give money to Trump without handing him a cashed stuffed briefcase.