Comment on Political Times: A Shift in Tactics, Not in Ideology

Senator Tommy Turberville became the second public attack dog for Trump, when he admitted he was flabbergasted that the courtroom wasn't a jolly place of entertainment. First of all, I'm disappointed in the courtroom I'm hearing. Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump, he is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that's what that place is in there.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and suspended attorney John Eastman appeared on a podcast this week and discussed the 2020 election. During a panel with right-wing podcast host Steve Bannon on Monday, both men suggested the 2020 election had been stolen from former President Donald Trump. Giuliani also griped about his recent firing from WABC radio after breaking station rules about discussing the 2020 election. "They fired us, and I began, without missing a beat, yesterday morning, 10 o'clock on Covering the Truth, Dr.

Look, we know that anything having to do with Trump is over the top, but even for Trump, this VP spectacle seems designed for the ultimate public debasement and humiliation for the participants. I guess that's the point. "I really need this job. I hope I get it!" Dance, monkeys, dance! Trump’s VP auditions are the reality TV show nobody asked for - Politicians out-pander each other to get a rose from Trump.

Canadian wildfires have roared back to life, sending harmful smoke into the northern United States — just like last summer’s historic fire season that also sent plumes of noxious haze southward. If you didn't have allergies at the start, you probably had them by the time the air finally cleared.

Twenty-eight-year-old Thai activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, also known as “Bung,” died in a hospital in Bangkok on Tuesday after going into cardiac arrest. She had been hospitalized following a hunger strike she started in January to protest the country’s judicial system and imprisonment of political dissenters like herself. Bung’s death comes amid waves of similar hunger strikes initiated by pro-democracy protesters detained in Thailand, which has come under criticism for its ironfisted treatment of activists at odds with the country’s conservative establishment. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The death of Ms.

For decades, economic policy in most liberal democracies has been premised on two core beliefs: that free markets would maximize economic growth, and that we could address inequality through redistribution. The recent revival of industrial policy, championed by President Biden, is a clear repudiation of the first of these beliefs. It reflects a growing recognition among economists that state intervention to shape markets and steer investment is crucial for fostering innovation, protecting strategically important sectors like semi-conductors, and tackling the climate emergency. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But we must also reassess the second belief—that taxes and transfers alone can address the vast inequalities that have brought American democracy to such a perilous juncture.