Special counsel Robert Mueller’s public statement on Wednesday seemingly left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi between a rock and a hard place. … After Mueller’s statement, Pelosi again decided to strike a center chord. She didn’t call for impeachment proceedings to begin, but indicated such action may be necessary in the […] Read more »
Americans say administration should cooperate with congressional investigations
A majority of Americans feels they have heard enough about the Mueller report, while over one-third wants to hear more. More than half of Americans want congressional Democrats to drop the Russia matter and move on to other issues, but partisan divides on this have grown since March, and a […] Read more »
The American GI in WWII, uncensored
Pfc Elias Friedensohn in June 1945 at the Special Services Distributing Point, Seine Section, Paris, France. National Archives Edward Gitre, Virginia Tech I can still recall the exhilaration I felt in the reading room of the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. It was mid-April 2009. I was scrolling through […] Read more »
Framing the Economic Debate
… How can progressives frame the economic debate on their own terms? All conservatives want to talk about is capitalism and socialism, but in doing so, they expose one of their greatest weaknesses – support for an economic system that puts the wealthy ahead of regular people. CONT. – pdf […] Read more »
Trump’s Failure on Transparency & The Opportunity for Progressives
In the weeks following the public release of the Mueller Report, one thing is clear: a majority (56%) believe the report revealed President Trump engaged in wrongdoing, while only 21% believe he was totally exonerated (another 23% don’t know). Even among Republicans, of whom 86% approve of the president’s job […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Five takeaways on the Russia investigation post-Mueller report
Here are five takeaways on the Russia investigation from a Fox News Poll released Thursday. • Republicans are warming to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, while Democrats are cooling to him. • Mueller is more trusted than the president and the attorney general. • Voters think there is a chance the […] Read more »