More dirt on Democrats thrown by Donna Brazile

By Robert A. Vella Normally, I stay away from scandalous tell-all statements by former political insiders on this blog.  Most Continue reading →

Documentary review: No one looks good in “Putin’s Revenge”

By Robert A. Vella After watching the concluding episode (part two) last night on PBS of the FRONTLINE documentary “Putin’s Continue reading →

How Democrats could’ve preempted Trump’s sabotage of Obamacare

By Robert A. Vella In 2009, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman – an independent who caucused with the Democrats – threatened Continue reading →

Senate Set to Override Veto on Bill Allowing 9/11 Suits Against Saudi Arabia

As part of its final bit of business before the election, Congress is set to vote to override President Obama’s Continue reading →

Centrist Democrats Team Up with Corporate Lobby to Undermine Overtime Rule

When President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his new overtime rule in May, which in December is set Continue reading →

Part III of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus critique of President Obama’s TPP push

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the third installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled “LET’S Continue reading →

Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration’s directive to U.S. public Continue reading →

President Obama’s last-ditch effort to pass TPP puts Hillary Clinton under the microscope

By Robert A. Vella It’s crunch-time for President Obama’s neoliberal Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.  He has two legislative windows remaining Continue reading →