Trump speech in four words: Lies, hate, fear, repeat
In his speech last night, Trump tossed lies, hate, distortions, and fear-mongering harder than Jake Arrieta throws his four-seam fastball.
With Trump, the GOP is letting its racism all hang out
Throughout the convention, speaker after speaker sneeringly demeaned attempts to address racism as efforts to conform to arbitrary "political correctness."
Trump’s acceptance speech: “Be afraid; be very afraid”
Some said he was appealing to the worst instincts of white workers who have legitimate grievances and reasons to be dissatisfied with the government.
GOP Convention nurtures nonsense, but outside, people talk issues
Inside the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump made himself "grate again" on our nerves.
Trump convention an intentional roll-out of falsehoods by the right
Donald Trump is basing his presidential campaign on the image of himself he has invented rather than on the policies and programs he has developed.
Trump and Pence: “A perfect storm of GOP extremism”
It doesn't really matter who among the three men on his short list Donald Trump picks for vice president - they're all interchangeable members of the same right wing gang.
Sanders and Clinton: “We’re stronger together”
Bernie Sanders today endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee and Hillary Clinton pledged to fight for most of the goals of Sanders' "political revolution."
Beyond Hollywood: The real life horrors of solitary confinement
"We've got to liberate these people!" said one activist who spoke of his experiences in solitary confinement.
The Minnesota problem: Why we need single payer health care now
Blue Cross/Blue Shield has ditched Minnesota's health exchanges, leaving over 100,000 uninsured. Single payer would leave no one behind.
