Numbers don’t lie, but Trump and GOP-controlled states are lying about the numbers (at their own risk)

By Robert A. Vella Today marks the point when all fifty U.S. states, to varying degrees, are reopening their economies Continue reading →

Roger Stone is sentenced to prison, Trump’s bribe to Julian Assange, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s longtime political operative and self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone was sentenced today to serve Continue reading →

Stunning review of Glenn Greenwald’s new book on NSA surveillance ‘No Place to Hide’

In a post here, roughly 36 hours ago, I published this piece, “NSA Stories: NYRB Blog Post by GU Law Continue reading →

White House doesn’t dispute report finding no al Qaeda role in Benghazi attack

Esam Omran Al-Fetori / Reuters file – An interior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on Continue reading →

Oops! Conservative Weekly Standard Accidentally Disproves Central Right-Wing Benghazi Claim

A central facet of the right-wing media’s criticism of the Obama administration’s response to the September attacks on U.S. diplomatic Continue reading →

Media Update: McCain can’t answer conspiracy, Paul Ryan sequester hypocrisy, Rush losing sponsors

Here’s a sampling of today’s political and media headlines: McCain goes after NBC Host For Questioning GOP’s Benghazi Conspiracy Theories Continue reading →

Susan Rice And How The Press Keeps Ignoring Republican Obstructionism

Once again, the press is turning a blind eye to the unprecedented obstructionism coming from the Republican Party. In the Continue reading →

Author Thomas Ricks: Fox News “Was Operating as a Wing of the Republican Party”

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Ricks is drawing attention for his criticism of Fox News over its coverage of the Continue reading →