PoliticsPoliticsWhen a Black Man Yearns to be the Worst White ManI’m reminded this afternoon, when rewatching Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s goofy speech at the…ByDamon YoungPublishedAugust 26, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsCongress Is Still Arguing Over Another Stimulus Package. Just Run Us Our MoneyFor some reason, elected officials can’t seem to stop the hemming and hawing to produce a bill that doesn’t pad the…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 3, 2020
NewsNewsHouse Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From the CapitolOn Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 23, 2020
NewsNewsLeaders and Elected Officials Pay Tribute To John Lewis, Two Republican Senators Mistake Him for Elijah CummingsTributes have been coming in from various public figures about the eminently admirable civil rights icon Rep. John…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJuly 19, 2020
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusSenate Democrats Pandemic Relief Bill Includes the $350 Billion 'Economic Justice Act' for Communities of ColorGiven the sheer amount of fuckery popping off on a daily basis, it’s almost easy to forget that we’re currently in…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 16, 2020
NewsNewsLong Lines for Black Voters Anticipated as Kentucky Cuts More than 95 Percent of Polling Places Ahead of Its Democratic PrimarySince the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this spring, voting rights advocates have voiced concern over the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 22, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsRepublicans Unveil Trash-Ass Police Reform Bill That Discourages Chokeholds But Doesn’t Ban ThemWhen President Trump unveiled his bullshit police reform toilet paper executive order, there was one black person…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJune 17, 2020
CultureFinanceCultureFinanceRetail on the Rebound? Trump Touts 17.7 Percent Boost in May Retail Sales—Conveniently Ignoring April's Record DropIt’s safe to say that the retail landscape as we once knew it will not recover with a COVID-19 vaccine—in fact, much…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 16, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsMitch McConnell: My Bad, Obama Did Leave a Pandemic Playbook But I Couldn’t See It From Inside Trump’s AssSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has made no apologies about creating a safe space inside President…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 15, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsRepublican Sen. Richard Burr’s Cell Phone Seized, Steps Down From Senate Intelligence Committee Amid Investigation Over Stock TradeRepublican Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.) is in a whole heap of trouble after he reportedly traded stocks ahead of the…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 14, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsHow Machiavelli Mitch McConnell Got Kicked Out of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesEveryone knows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello but no one knows the story of Machiavelli Mitch…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 12, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsNo Mitch-Assness: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Continues to be a ‘Mitch,’ and This Time, Andrew Cuomo Dunks on HimSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not just a human bobblehead doll. Currently, he’s leading Florida…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 23, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsCan Mitch McConnell Social Distance From America? Now He’s Blaming Trump’s Ham-Handed Coronavirus Response on ImpeachmentKentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is proof that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are real; it’s just that no one is…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMarch 31, 2020
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusUnfortunately, The Worst People Will Survive This TooThe compulsion to convince ourselves that bad things will eventually happen to bad people can be seductive and…ByDamon YoungPublishedMarch 27, 2020
NewsNewsSen. McConnell Introduces Coronavirus Stimulus MeasuresThe COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just a threat to our personal health, it has also presented a massive challenge to our…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMarch 19, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsThe Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Part 1: Pre-Fight Fuss FightThe Senate impeachment trial of Russian Vice President Donald J. Trump began around 1 p.m. Tuesday, and here’s…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsImpeachment Season Is Drawing to a Close: Donald Trump’s Senate Trial to Begin This WeekFolks, it’s time to steam that impeachment outfit. The Senate impeachment trial of Donald J(ulius d’Orange) Trump…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJanuary 14, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsMitch McConnell Is Prepared to Push Impeachment Trial Rules Forward Without DemocratsIn what continues to be an impeachment trial tug of war over whether witnesses would be allowed to testify, Senate…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsSen. Mitch McConnell Just Threw a $1 Billion Gift to His Home State, Just in Time for His Reelection CampaignHave you heard the fable about the hare and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)?ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedDecember 27, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsRepublican Gets Spine for Christmas, Finds That Mitch McConnell Is Shady AFIn news that can only be described as shocking, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski told an Anchorage TV station that she’s…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedDecember 26, 2019