Dick Durbin is why we can’t have nice things

Dick Durbin is why we can’t have nice things

As he announces his retirement, lets remember that Dick Durbin is why we can’t have nice things. For me, this is personal. I am from Illinois and Dick Durbin is one of my senators. About six, maybe seven, years ago, I attended all of these fundraisers for...

It’s Mother’s Day, and this is still a Coup

 “They’re Trying to Kidnap Someone” On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.By Bill Shaner for Mother Jones, May 10th 2025 China saw US tariffs coming. China's trade surplus with the US collapsed in Apr. '25 (black), but its surplus...

It’s May 5th and this is still a Coup

 ‘How come I can’t breathe?': Musk’s data company draws a backlash in Memphis The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.By Ariel Wittenberg for Politico, May 6th...