Washington D.C. Archives

Sat, Sep 16th, 2017

Pro-Trump ‘Mother Of All Rallies’ On D.C.’s National Mall Sees Laughable Turnout

If you're going to name your event the "Mother of all Rallies," you should probably make sure a sizable number of people show up.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Thu, Jun 22nd, 2017

Pro-Obamacare Protesters Storm D.C. Airport As GOP Senators Leave Town

The spontaneous demonstrations by pro-ACA activists shows how politically toxic this issue has become for Republicans as they prepare to dismantle Obamacare.

Sean Colarossi

Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017

Trump’s ‘Pittsburgh, Not Paris’ Rally A Massive Flop Compared To Nationwide ‘March For Truth’

It's clear where the political energy is in this country right now, and it's not with Donald Trump.

Sean Colarossi

Sat, Apr 29th, 2017

People’s Climate March Sends Thousands Marching in the Nation’s Capital

It's Saturday. Donald Trump is off golfing again and climate change protesters are filling the streets of the nation's capital

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

Sat, Apr 22nd, 2017

Science Denier Trump Reeling As Thousands Gather On Six Continents To March For Science

The march is unfolding all over the globe, with activists in at least 500 cities participating.

Sean Colarossi

Thu, Jan 19th, 2017Thu, Jan 19th, 2017

Trump Used North Korean Military Parades As Model For His Inaugural Celebration

The president-elect was hoping his inauguration celebration would be accompanied by "tanks and missile launchers."

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jun 14th, 2016

Hillary Clinton Ends The Primary Season With A Huge Win In Washington D.C.

The victory won't change the outcome of the primary race, but it gives her momentum as she pivots toward a general election campaign against Donald Trump.

Sean Colarossi

Thu, Feb 26th, 2015

DC Mayor Defiantly Stands Up To House Republicans, Legalizes Pot In Nation’s Capital

Ignoring warnings from House Republicans, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser enacted the city's new law legalizing marijuana possession on Thursday.

Keith Brekhus

Keith Brekhus is a progressive American who currently resides in Red Lodge, Montana. He is co-host for the Liberal Fix radio show. He holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri. In 2002, he ran for Congress as a Green Party candidate in the state of Missouri. In 2014, he worked as a field organizer for Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick’s successful re-election bid in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. He can be followed on Twitter @keithbrekhus or on Facebook.

Sat, Jan 3rd, 2015Sat, Jan 3rd, 2015

Religious Right: Loving Israel and Hating Islam Bestows Foreign Policy Cred

When Indiana Governor and presidential hopeful Mike Pence went to Israel he met Benjamin Netanyahu but not Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sun, May 18th, 2014Fri, Apr 13th, 2018

Operation American Spring Sprung a Leak Over The Weekend

Benghazi. Obamacare. Gun grabbing. These are just a few reasons grassroots activists on the right gave in a rally cry to all the anti-Obama supporters who want to impeach the POTUS for violating the Constitution.

Tim From LA

Tim’s first experience into journalism was at East Los Angeles College. Then Tim was a stringer for a local Japanese American Newspaper in Los Angeles. He then completed his Bachelors in Business and RECEIVED his MBA, but his desire to seek the truth has not been assuaged by fear of the 1% or their followers. When Tim isn’t doing his liberal thing, he enjoys sitting back, relaxing and listening to Rush…the band folks!

Wed, Jan 1st, 2014Wed, Apr 11th, 2018

Wealthy Americans Prove Pope Francis’ Point by Threatening Economic Blackmail

Home Depot founder Ken Langone complained that the Pope is being mean to rich Americans because unlike rich people in other countries, American rich people are benefactors.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sun, Dec 15th, 2013Sun, Dec 15th, 2013

Texas Republicans Would Murder Truth – And the Biblically Unapproved

The Texas gubernatorial race features very little science and more than a little bloodshed

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Nov 23rd, 2013Mon, Nov 25th, 2013

Senator Elizabeth Warren And The New Economic Populism

Will Senator Elizabeth Warren's political economic populist movement change US economics and politics now and in the future?

Michael A Maynard

Wed, Nov 13th, 2013Wed, Nov 13th, 2013

Extremists Launch Treasonous Plot to Overthrow President Obama A Week Before Thanksgiving

Right wing extremists have proclaimed a date a week before Thanksgiving to demand the surrender of President Obama to face charges set out by a citizens' grand jury.

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Wed, Nov 6th, 2013Tue, Apr 10th, 2018

Winners and Losers From Last Night’s Off-Off Year Elections

There were many winners and losers (and one who won and lost) in last night's elections, but the biggest winner was liberalism.

Michael A Maynard

Sat, Jan 12th, 2013Fri, Feb 8th, 2013

Obama’s Jack Lew Nomination Is a Warning Shot to Republicans

Picking Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary was a way for Obama to arm himself against the upcoming battles with Republicans over budgetary issues.

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, VP Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Thu, May 17th, 2012Sat, Feb 9th, 2013

Abortion: Religion-Based Bigotry Versus the World of Facts

The GOP stance on abortion hinges on religious dogma, not on science and even when science does enter the picture it is 18th century science

Hrafnkell Haraldsson