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Renegade Republicans, including two from Miami, sought to weaken ethics police in Congress
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) became better known to the American public this week when a group of House Republicans, which included two members from the Miami area, behind…
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Trump mute after campaign co-chair launches racist rant at first family
You have your racists. Then you have your RACISTS. You have your mean-spirited people. Then you have your real MEAN-SPIRITS. Then you have one Carl Paladino, who just put himself on a…
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Republicans: The unbearable lightness of being
For a generation, the Republican party has thrived despite, or because of, two kinds of lightness: the lack of weight of their ideas and the lily-white complexion of their leaders and…
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It wasn’t the Russians: Hillary lost because she blew off Sanders and his voters
That the election went Trump’s way because several tens of thousands of voters in a few states switched away from Clinton to Trump because of an alleged Russian “hack” is based on a…
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This is how tyranny begins
A president intent on developing a base of enthusiastic supporters who believe boldface lies poses a clear threat to American democracy. It’s no coincidence that Donald Trump continues…
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Rogue president naming dangerous cabinet members
Donald Trump’s picks so far indicate he will be surrounded by the richest cabinet ever. This is one of the early signs of what we knew all along, that Trump’s endless talk about “taking…
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Trump’s possible Cuba policy doesn’t look good
Donald Trump wants to hire a known racist to head the attorney general’s office; a climate change denier to head the Environmental Protection Agency; and a surgeon to head housing; and…
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Bernie’s Party?
The silence of Hillary Clinton in the process of electing a new chair leads this Reader Supported News writer to believe that Bernie Sanders is now the de facto leader of the Democratic…
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One hundred institutions, travel organizers found RESPECT
The growing number of U.S. visitors to Cuba has prompted the creation of RESPECT, an association of 100 U.S. institutions, organizations and travel organizers that arrange Cuba travel.
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Trump’s other “Repeal and Replace” problem
This week countless words were spoken in Washington, but these seven cut through the din: "Please don't turn your back on us." Speaking to journalists and Members of Congress, 4 Cuban…
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