Lily Salter's Blog, page 1032
August 3, 2015
John Oliver exposes the disturbing way Congress governs Washington, D.C.: “We’re the only democracy in the world that does this”
The U.S. is the only democracy in the world that fails to give residents of its capital a vote in Congress
Chris Christie’s violent fantasies: National teachers union deserves a “punch in the face”
Bombastic New Jersey governor really knows how to elevate the 2016 dialogue
Big game hunter Sabrina Corgatelli defends killing giraffe: They “are very dangerous animals that could hurt you very seriously”
Her boyfriend warned Today's Carson Daly that extraditing Cecil the lion's killer could be "slippery slope"
GOP’s broken promises: Gridlock & dysfunction still rule the day despite congressional control
Unified Republican control of Congress was supposed to break the chambers' gridlock. That...hasn't worked out
Donald Trump aide fired over over-the-top racist Facebook posts
"I don't recall writing them," Sam Nunberg said, but insisted he didn't work for Trump at the time that he did
Paul Krugman: No Greek “death spiral” for Puerto Rico so long as US rejects austerity
The economist continued to hammer the EU on its love of austerity measures that neither can nor do work
What to do with the Rockies’ only Confederate memorial?
Few in Helena, Montana, even knew the monument existed -- but once they learned of it, everyone had an opinion
Obama’s election was supposed to usher in a new post-racial era. Why has racist expression grown more vicious than any time since the 1960s?
It's not that there's been no "progress" on race, but progress in some areas doesn’t preclude regression in others
6 worst right-wing moments of the week — Donald trump is “disgusting”
A 2011 deposition reveals The Donald's true nature, while Sarah Palin makes a spectacle of herself on Facebook
You’re killing us, White America: How the Samuel DuBose murder exposes a system designed to destroy Black lives
For once, a police officer was charged with murder. But even now, we have reasons to doubt the system's sincerity
