Forty years ago today, millions of Americans joined hands across America
Forty years ago today, millions of Americans joined hands in one of the most ambitious charitable events in U.S. history. On May 25, 1986, an estimated 6.5 million people formed a human chain stretching nearly 6,600 miles from New York City to Long Beach, California, in an effort to raise money and awareness for hunger…
Greed is not merely a symptom of what ails America, it’s the disease
The enduring magic of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, lies not in its comforting holiday sentiment, but in its stark, diagnosis of the American soul and in its uncomfortable, prophetic clarity. We return to it not just for sentiment, but for a diagnosis. The story of a building and loan in…
Nearly one-third of Americans believe at least one Trump assassination attempt was ‘staged’
By Sofia Rubinson and Samantha Tanner | NewsGuard Nearly one third of Americans (30 percent) believe that at least one of the three attempts on President Donald Trump’s life over the last two years was staged, according to a new NewsGuard/YouGov poll. For each attempted assassination, a majority of Americans said either that it was staged or that they were not sure…
Fox News blames the rain while your wallet burns and Iran laughs
You would think, listening to certain folks on television this week, that the single greatest obstacle between the American people and a nice Memorial Day barbecue is a stubborn low-pressure system parked over the Great Lakes. According to the conservative propaganda channel that Roger Ailes built back when Ronald Reagan was still selling morning in…
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