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working, republicans want to put it on the chopping block. im gonna ask ron klain, whos gonna join us in this hour if that is the closing argument in these congressional elections. is -- is that what. >> it is wow! mitch mcconnell is loving that... not! >> right. and republicans have absolutely made this argument possible, and highly credible for the democrats. >> thank you kevin mccarthy for explaining that you are gonna use the debt ceiling to slash the social safety net. youre welco...

Posts about Sheldon Whitehouse written by Trish Nelson

Posts about right wing takeover of SCOTUS written by Trish Nelson

The group receives almost no sustained public attention or accountability.

The group receives almost no sustained public attention or accountability.

This is not only a must-see documentary, it is an engaging, tender personal story, told by a daughter, Jen Senko, who lost her dad to the right-wing media. It is a fascinating yet sad and all too common tale about the observable personality changes that took hold over her father after he accidentally happened upon…

KLG looks at how science has lost stature, and how that affects scientists and the current practice of science.

The speaker gave a speech over the weekend and—YIKES!  

A brief history of the right’s long-running battle against higher education.

Like an alcoholic family that won’t discuss alcoholism (proving Don Quixote’s warning never to mention rope in the home of a man who’s been hanged), far too many Americans are unwilling to acknowledge or even discuss the ongoing collapse of democracy in the United States.We see it in everything from...