The court is considering whether criminal penalties for sleeping in public places amount to cruel and unusual punishment. But no ruling on the issues before the high court will change the nature or scope of the problem.
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Why a Supreme Court Case Isn’t Likely to Make a Dent in the Homelessness Problem
The court is considering whether criminal penalties for sleeping in public places amount to cruel and unusual punishment. But no ruling on the issues before the high court will change the nature or scope of the problem.
08:55 AM - Apr 28, 2024
Several people who have spoken with Trump about the Fed said he appears to want someone in charge who will, in effect, treat the him as an ex officio member of the central bank's rate-setting committee.
08:52 AM - Apr 28, 2024
Nixon was poison to the people who worked for him and were loyal to him, and so was Trump, and so is Trump today.
08:42 AM - Apr 27, 2024
Some people have all the luck ... and an outrageously large share of the wealth the rest of us have created.
08:15 AM - Apr 27, 2024
The Supreme Court has made it clear that Congress has no power to enact laws that concern the Supreme Court. The justices of the Supreme Court are going to do whatever the hell they want to do.
08:20 AM - Apr 26, 2024
It's time we stopped giving adult human beings the benefit of the doubt, simply because we think they're not smart enough not to be fooled by religious shysters, fake news peddlers, and political snake oil salesmen.
08:15 AM - Apr 26, 2024
The late Florida former Governor and former Senator Bob Graham adored people. It didn’t matter who they were. That just begins the contrast between him and the rage-driven, paranoid bullies running the state today.
09:30 AM - Apr 25, 2024
Trump's vision of fascism—supported by the neofascist ideologues behind Project 2025 and Project 47—is claiming the Democratic Party is so extreme it’s a threat and needs to done away with.
09:26 AM - Apr 25, 2024
I can testify that there is nothing you can do at 77 to feel like you’re 60, but not being on trial for committing several dozen felonies helps.
09:13 AM - Apr 24, 2024
Trump ran—and won—on rebalancing wealth in this country. He was lying, of course, but that experience now has Americans ready to leave behind Reaganomics and see billionaires pay fair taxes again.
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09:04 AM - Apr 24, 2024
The word “bipartisan” seems to have returned to the Washington D.C. lexicon thanks to and in spite of Marjorie Taylor Mouth.
09:24 AM - Apr 23, 2024
This country is not just in a fight with fascism. It is a fight prevent yet another replay of a history dominated by violence and slavery.
09:14 AM - Apr 23, 2024
Now that military assistance from the U.S. will begin flowing again, Ukraine has a chance to counter the Russian summer offensive that is expected to begin as early as June.
08:26 AM - Apr 21, 2024
Recent events highlight the fact that water systems are targets for cyber attacks. There are ways of strengthening defenses at little to no cost, but more needs to be done to implement them.
08:22 AM - Apr 21, 2024
Comparing Trump's Trial to that of John Gotti, what was missing in those days was the overall threat of violence by Trump supporters that hangs over this trial.
10:29 AM - Apr 20, 2024
In the conservative media sphere, Trump is using the trial as a campaign strategy to stoke his base’s fears and quoting pundits and hosts from Fox News, Newsmax and OAN who echo his messages.
10:20 AM - Apr 20, 2024
Calls for violence are madness, a madness being perpetrated by the Republican Party in a desperate attempt to win elections they cannot win with votes cast at the ballot box.
09:32 AM - Apr 19, 2024
The irony about strongman leaders is that they’re generally not strong people. They use violence and the rhetoric of violence to mask their own fear and weakness.
09:11 AM - Apr 19, 2024
The facts of Trump's trial—engaging in election interference which he is accusing his opposition of—have not been enough to keep him awake. But, hey, maybe the verdict will.
09:16 AM - Apr 18, 2024
Reagan believed that his religious vision would promote freedom and democracy worldwide. But Trump’s religious vision—that hawks Bibles and disparages democracy—isn’t one that Reagan would recognize.
09:14 AM - Apr 18, 2024
Why not defang the ethics watchdogs? As if any politician in Florida would ever do anything shady. Besides, ethics laws are just plain rude.
08:52 AM - Apr 17, 2024
Trump's attorneys are still trying to make the case that since his crimes were "official acts" he is immune to prosecution for them. Of course this would place the Office of President above the law.
08:49 AM - Apr 17, 2024
Chris Sununu said previously that Trump should drop out of the race if he is convicted of a crime. Does he think that now? “No, no, no, of course not. That is not to be expected at all."
08:29 AM - Apr 16, 2024
While it requires lawful due process—your day in court—to take away your gun, red state governors and secretaries of state can take away your vote without even telling you.
08:25 AM - Apr 16, 2024
A virtual power plant allows a utility to harness the collective power from private batteries to shave electric demand when it spikes rather than calling for more generation.
07:20 AM - Apr 15, 2024
Facebook's AI system removed posts from an independent news website and sent notifications to users that falsely identified that site and others as cybersecurity risks.
07:16 AM - Apr 15, 2024
This weekend’s attack appears to be a grave miscalculation by the leadership in Tehran. The US and other countries in the West swiftly rallied to support Israel.
09:38 AM - Apr 14, 2024
Florida's bought-and-paid-for Legislature has delivered a bill that amends Florida statutes to delete all references to climate change. Thanks to them, climate change is gone. Erased. Kaputt. Ya no es. C’est fini.
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09:37 AM - Apr 14, 2024
The analogy that pundits have seized to describe the current moment for Republicans is the proverbial dog who caught the proverbial car. What does the dog do now?
09:30 AM - Apr 13, 2024
This case will be a monumental drama not only inside the courtroom, but outside the courtroom. Whether the trial can go off the way trials have normally gone off is a real test of our country and our legal system.
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Trump Goes on Trial: A Monumental Case, Unfolding in a Court of Law and the Court of Public Opinion
This case will be a monumental drama not only inside the courtroom, but outside the courtroom. Whether the trial can go off the way trials have normally gone off is a real test of our country and our legal system.
09:29 AM - Apr 13, 2024
