Author: BooMan

Trump Acting Like a Trapped Badger

Things are coming to a head: President Trump’s lawyer called on the Justice Department to immediately shut down the special counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, in the wake of the firing of FBI Deputy...

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Gina Haspel’s Confirmation Must Be Opposed

John Kiriakou blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture program and all he got for thanks was a twenty-three month long visit to the hoosegow. He doesn’t think that Gina Haspel should be confirmed as the next Director of...

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The Problem With California’s Primaries

There are some things I like about the way California does its federal elections, but I definitely do not love one of the unintended consequences of their reforms. What’s different about California’s system is that...

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Mueller Poking Around Trump Organization

I kind of like Marcy Wheeler’s take on the news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed documents from the Trump Organization and the speculation that this may cross Trump’s red line and prompt his firing....

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Sometimes, You Just Have to Try Something Else

I’m going to share two excerpts from articles I read this morning while perusing the news. The first comes from a piece Sarah Jaffe wrote for The New Republic on the recent Congressional Progressive Caucus strategy summit...

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