Maureen Dowd of the New York Times spotlighted Buck as having the "most twisted" defense of opposing an aspect of impeachment.
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Cutting Food Aid Promotes Hunger, Not Work
You may have heard about the Trump administration’s latest attack on very poor Americans: a punitive new restriction that will cut SNAP benefits for 688,000 people. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is our country’s most popular and effective nutrition assistance program.
End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote
Like anyone else who was around that day, I can tell you exactly where I was on 9/11.
CEOs Promise to Protect Us from…CEOs?
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons,” Emerson quipped.
It’s Our Choice: Medicare for All, or Endless War?
If you’re following the presidential race, you’ve heard plenty of sniping about Medicare for All and whether we can afford it. But when it comes to endless war or endless profits for Pentagon contractors, we’re told we simply must afford it — no questions asked.
Republicans, Not Russians, Threaten Our Elections
Republicans are less likely to win elections when voter turnout is high.
Sexual Misconduct and the Plague of ‘Himpathy’
Earlier this month, famed astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson appeared on The Late Show, where host Stephen Colbert asked Tyson about the allegations of sexual misconduct four women had brought against him.
Colorado Catholic Leader Wants to Stop Abuse by Blaming LGBT People for It
Had Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila made himself available to reporters today, after the widely-covered release of a partial investigation of sexual abuse in portions of Colorado’s Catholic Church and related entities, he would have been asked why he thinks “homosexuality” is a cause for sexual abuse by priests.