Archive for October 2017

By Michael Jay Tucker Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason … What we have learned…oh! What we have learned. The indictments were revealed this morning. We know, now, that Paul…

By Luke Haines Okay, who had 24th of October? Many on the left have been predicting the collapse of the Republican Party since Trump announced his candidacy, but on October 24th it actually seemed like the final cataclysm began. Like the Republican schism that was sowed under Newt Gingrich hit its predicted, long-overdue critical mass.…

By Michael Jay Tucker I am sitting here thinking about Tom Price, the Trump’s now (thank heaven) dismissed and disgraced Secretary of Health and Human Services… It has been some weeks since he was kicked out of office, which makes him kind of hard to remember. There have been so many Trumpsters to come and…

By Michael Jay Tucker Like most of us, I’ve watched with stunned fascination (read horror) while our esteemed president has reacted badly (or failed to react at all) to the situation in Puerto Rico. He has time and time again behaved incredibly badly in regard to the Commonwealth—being slow and clearly reluctant to send aid,…

By Luke Haines It was always said by supporters of George W. Bush that their cousins were strangely alluring. Wait, sorry, that wasn’t the Bush supporter line I was thinking of. I’ll come in again. It was always said by supporters of George W. Bush that he had an endearingly folksy quality. For all of…

By Michael Jay Tucker I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately about the apparent fratricidal conflict going on in the GOP. CNN is reporting that “Trump vs. Corker encapsulates GOP civil war.” The Washington Post writes, “After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018.” Axios magazine, meanwhile, details “Inside Bannon’s plans for…

By Rachael Lorenzo Editor’s Note: With this issue of LR Net, we are proud to welcome a new columnist, Rachael Lorenzo. Ms. Lorenzo is the founder of Indigenous Women Rising (IWR), a collective that uplifts indigenous-led community organizing and ensures reproductive justice movements and policies are inclusive of indigenous women and families. I have been…

By Michael Jay Tucker Three things have been kind of troubling me over the last week or so. First, I’ve been thinking about Trump’s vituperative attacks on the football players who knelt rather than stood during the national anthem at various games. The second thing I’ve been considering is how the same Trump has more…

By Michael Jay Tucker This will begin as a lament. It will end as a letter. I will address the world first. And then, afterwards, the N.R.A. The lament: as I write this on Monday morning, 2 October 2017, the world has learned of yet another massacre. For reasons wholly inexplicable, a man opened fire…

By Luke Haines It’s hard to take Steve Bannon seriously. Sure, people who know him describe him as “scarily smart”, but these are the same people who think it’s a good idea to be involved in the Trump administration; it’s like being described as “tall” by your fellow Oompah Loompas. After a spectacularly failed career…