Stories of Americans coming together to support each other by handing out food and water, performing with their bands, or placing restrooms at polling locations to help their fellow citizens weather long lines and cast their ballots are both heartening and terrifying. Americans historically vote at lower rates than other developed democracies, and renewed enthusiasm…

Researchers at Stanford University have traced 700 deaths and 30,000 COVID-19 cases to Trump rallies. What makes these figures especially tragic is that the victims were often not at the rallies as the study measured the community effects. CNBC reported, “Researchers looked at 18 Trump rallies held between June 20 and Sept. 22 and analyzed…

For months, Donald Trump has been shamelessly laying the groundwork for a contested election by questioning the safety of mail-in-ballots (they are safe), making unfounded accusations of voter fraud (there isn’t any), saying the only way he can lose is if the election is rigged, and equivocating on whether he will allow a peaceful transfer…

The idea that Donald Trump has done more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln is absurd on its face. Lyndon B. Johnson, of course, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Any argument ends there. However, Donald Trump likes to brag about all the…

When Donald Trump continued to campaign after known close contact with a staff member who had tested positive for and was showing symptoms of COVID-19, we wondered, if he treats his rich friends and supporters this terribly, how will he treat the rest of America? In reality, America has had the answer to this question…

Donald Trump really likes to blame other people for his failures. Especially Democrats. (And China.) Of course, politicians generally try to deflect blame for mistakes, particularly during an election season, but Donald Trump’s behavior takes the practice to a new and dangerous level. His rhetoric about blue states and democratic cities is divisive and dangerous.…

While Donald Trump was waging a trade war with China, Ivanka received initial approval from the Chinese government for 16 new trademarks. That the trademarks were fast-tracked while her father was in office is suspicious enough. However, the timing of when groups of trademarks were approved is even more suspect. According to reporting by Citizens…

Donald Trump has a very binary world view. Things are good or bad — he is liked or he isn’t. Such black and white thinking, with a core of intense fixation on his own self-interest, fails Americans in many ways. And it prevents America from reaching its potential. When Donald Trump calls climate change a…

The law that conservatives have been trying to repeal for almost a decade has actually resulted in a 20% reduction of abortion procedures. According to the Guttmacher Institute, which tracks the number of abortions in the United States, the abortion rate dropped 20% between 2011 and 2017. That reflects 1.7 million fewer abortions than the…

Empirical data shows that Donald Trump is the biggest source of misinformation about critical issues facing America. America’s president, not foreign governments or intentional bad actors, is responsible for spreading the most false information about COVID-19. From a lack of clarity about the importance of masks and social distancing to flagrant lies about the virus…

The PROTECT Our Children Act became law in 2008. The bill was co-sponsored by Senator Biden. The law focuses on eliminating cyber threats to children and addressing the danger of online child exploitation. To do so, it created a nationwide network of officers trained specifically in these types of threats to track down offenders and…

Joe Biden played a key role in moving the 2009 recovery act through Congress, getting the few critical Republican votes it needed to pass. Then, he was picked by President Obama to supervised the implementation of the $787 billion economic stimulus on behalf of the administration. According to those who worked with him, Biden’s first…

Donald Trump pledged to “cut a better deal with China that helps American businesses and workers compete.” The deal he delivered, however, is turning out to be just another Trump fiction. Ongoing Trade Wars The Trump administration’s trade wars have cost the American economy billions. A 2019 Moody’s Analytics study found that the trade war…

The Veterans Choice program allows eligible veterans to visit doctors outside the VA system and still be covered by the government for care. One of Donald Trump’s favorite lies is that he was responsible for passing and signing Veterans Choice. President Barack Obama signed Veterans Choice into law in 2014. The legislation, ironically, was a…

The Biden plan advances the future of rural America by investing in new technologies that promote growth and profitability while addressing climate change. The choice is not between a healthy climate or growth — the Biden Plan embraces both. The Biden plan makes investment in research a priority and will promote the development of cellulosic…

The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed Congress and was signed into law by President Obama in October 2009. The Act extended protections of the 1969 federal hate-crimes law to include crimes motivated by the victim’s perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. It also removed the requirement that…

President Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012 through an executive order. Obama issued the order after the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act failed to pass congress. The young people affected by the program have become known as Dreamers. Dreamers are undocumented people who were brought…

November 1st marks the five-month anniversary of Donald Trump trampling on the 1st Amendment rights of peaceful protestors at Lafayette Square following the George Floyd murder. The now infamous photo of the president fumbling with a bible in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church followed federal officers firing tear-gas on non-violent demonstrators. After the photo-op…

Republicans have managed to create and maintain the myth that their party is best for the American economy. The facts say something different. Voters continue to trust Trump on the economy, even though the strong performance was inherited from a Democratic administration. And even after he ran the economy into the ground with his mishandling…

Donald Trump likes to sign overhyped but useless executive orders, and his order banning drilling off Florida’s coast is no exception. In September, President Trump visited Jupiter, Florida where he boasted about signing an executive order he claimed would protect Florida from offshore drilling for the next 10 years. Floridians should be skeptical. Trump’s assertions…

Donald Trump says the economy is great because the stock market is up. This oversimplified thinking leaves millions of Americans out of the economic equation and leads to policies that serve to exacerbate already striking inequality. Most Americans do not have a big stake in the market’s growth. A slight majority of Americans, around 55…

Donald Trump likes to take credit for things that are handed to him, and America’s economy is no exception. Before the pandemic, Trump frequently claimed that he inherited a “dismal” economy, which he turned into the best America has ever seen. Both of these claims are false. 1) Donald Trump inherited a very strong economy.…

At a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump begged women to like him, pleading “So can I ask you to do me a favor? Suburban women, will you please like me? I saved your damn neighborhood, okay?” Donald Trump’s claim he has saved women in the suburbs is a common campaign refrain. But where did…

A Biden administration would invest over $70 billion in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions. As a part of this investment, Biden hopes to designate $10 billion in the creation of at least 200 “centers of excellence” that connect students to jobs in fields where minorities are underrepresented. He would also offer…

Another one for the category, “If Donald Trump Accuses You of Something, He Is Probably Doing it Himself.” On May 11, 2018, the Metallurgical Corporation of China, a state-owned company, announced a $500 million loan to Indonesian developers. The loan gave a cash infusion toward the construction of a resort in Lido City. The resort…