AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarTrump considering order on pre-existing condition protections, which already existAxios - Caitlin Owens, Jacob KnutsonPresident Trump announced on Friday he will pursue an executive order requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions, something that …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarThe Shameful Final Grievance of the Declaration of Independenceverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Jeffrey OstlerThe revolution wasn’t only an effort to establish independence from the British—it was also a push to preserve slavery and suppress Native American resistance. “We hold these truths to be self evident.” Say these words, and many Americans will be able to recite what follows: “that all men are …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatar"We’re losing our damn minds": James Carville unloads on the Democratic Partyverified_publisherVox - Sean IllingWhy the longtime Democratic strategist is “scared to death” of the 2020 election. James Carville is “scared to death” of the November 2020 election. In a rant on MSNBC that went viral on Tuesday evening, the longtime Democratic strategist vented his concerns about the party’s prospects for beating …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarOpinion | Trump’s Paradigm of the Personal (Published 2019)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Charles M. BlowHe confuses the way he thinks he is treated with the well-being of the country. For Donald Trump, all is personal. And in his view, he is not the executive of the company. He is the embodiment of the country. He runs the country the way he ran his business, as the curating and promotion of his …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarOpinion | Boris Johnson Is How Britain Ends (Published 2019)verified_publisherThe New York Times - James ButlerNot with a bang, but with a burst of blond ambition. LONDON — Boris Johnson, to whom lying comes as easily as breathing, is on the verge of becoming prime minister. He faces the most complex and intractable political crisis to affect Britain since 1945. That should be concerning enough. But given …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarOpinion | Why I Was Wrong About Elizabeth Warren (Published 2019)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Nicholas KristofAnd her growing popularity suggests others are coming around, too. As the Democratic presidential campaign began, I was deeply skeptical of Elizabeth Warren. My first objection was that she appeared to have parlayed possible Native American heritage to gain academic jobs (Harvard Law School listed …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarPresident Fox News Grandpa Just Went Ballistic Outside the White House and We All Just Act Like It's Thursdayverified_publisherEsquire - Jack HolmesIt's time to stop pretending Donald Trump is some particularly eccentric character operating in a functioning democratic system. He is unstable, and he is a menace. At this point, we can safely say there's something blindingly obvious about the president's bouts of public lunacy. It is so …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarDr. Drew Pinsky warns Los Angeles could be at risk of a deadly epidemic this summerverified_publisherFox News - By Victor GarciaThousands of lives may be at risk this summer in Los Angeles and politicians could be to blame, according to one famous TV doctor. Radio host and addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky talked about the horrific conditions on the streets of America's second-largest city Thursday before making …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarHere’s Why The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Escalatingverified_publisherFiveThirtyEight - Amelia Thomson-DeVeauxGeorgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky and now Alabama. In the past three months, five states have enacted laws that severely restrict access to …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatar'America's straightest arrow': Robert Mueller silent as urgency mountsverified_publisherGuardian US - David TaylorAmid concern over the future of his inquiry, the special counsel lauded for integrity has kept his customary low profile
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarThe Saddest Part of the Anonymous New York Times Op-Edverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Todd S. PurdumThe writer justifies continued service in the Trump administration by citing relatively trivial policy wins. Daniel Ellsberg, this is not. Okay—let’s make sure we have this straight: The anonymous senior administration official who devastated Donald Trump in the op-ed pages of The New York Times this …
AvatarGail BAvatarAvatarThe Melting Arctic Is a Real-Time Horror Story -- Why Doesn't Anyone Care?Rolling Stone - Jeff GoodellLast week, scientists learned that 40-foot piles of compacted sea ice — some of the oldest and most durable clusters in the Arctic — are breaking …