by Graham Fitzgibbon | Jul 2, 2018 | Briefings
Hope and Joy in Mexico We begin with the blowout victory of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, affectionately known as AMLO, in the Mexican elections where he won the presidency with twice as many votes as his nearest rival while his party Morena captured 260 of the...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Jul 1, 2018 | Briefings
How to Stop Trump From Appointing a Supreme Court Justice Who Could Exonerate Him We begin with the battle shaping up over Trump’s selection for the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Kennedy to be announced on July 9. Paul Schiff Berman, a professor at...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Jun 28, 2018 | Briefings
The Co-Director of Justice Democrats Who Recruited Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez We begin with the surprise upset victory in Tuesday’s New York primary election by 28 year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who defeated the fourth most powerful Democrat in the House and will be...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Jun 27, 2018 | Briefings
The Retirement of Justice Kennedy and What it Means We begin with the announcement today by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy that he is retiring, giving President Trump another opportunity to nominate a far-right replacement like Neil Gorsuch, increasing...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Jun 26, 2018 | Briefings
The Dilemma Democrats Face in How to React to Trump’s Insults and Lies We begin with the dilemma facing Democrats about how to react to Donald Trump’s relentless barrage of insults and lies without stooping to Trump’s level of gutter politics and hateful...
