The “So-Called Settlement” May Be Even Worse by Mark M. Bello Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS was always political malarkey. But the deeper Americans look into what happened afterward, the more troubling the story becomes. Donald Trump is not at all shy about telling the American taxpayer that he intends to rip them off. […]
There’s Only One Nation the World Believes Shouldn’t Exist by Mark M. Bello Politically, I am a Bill Clinton/Joe Biden/Al Gore Democrat—I do not support the ideological fringes of either party. I detest Donald Trump and most of what MAGA stands for. I oppose extreme right-wing ideology, particularly the anti-Semitism and bigotry of White Nationalists. […]
by Bob Gatty What really happened in the Jeffrey Epstein case — and why are so many questions still unanswered? This Thursday on the Lean to the Left podcast, investigative journalist Nick Bryant joins me for a powerful and disturbing conversation about: Epstein’s “Black Book” and flight logs Alleged institutional coverups Why victims still say […]
Time for Democrats to get off their fainting couch, says South Carolina podcaster Grace Cowan. The U.S. Supreme Court, with its right-wing majority, on April 29 gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Now GOP-controlled state legislatures are gleefully doing Trump’s bidding, re-gerrymandering their election maps to steal the upcoming Congressional elections and preserve their political […]
Abuse of Power in Practice by Mark M. Bello Last week, in Part I of ‘TRUMP THE LAWBREAKER,’ we discussed the erosion of equal justice in America. In Part II, we’ll discuss what that erosion looks like in real time. Not in theory or law school hypotheticals, but in the daily exercise of presidential power. […]
Part 1: Equal or Selective Justice? by Mark M. Bello Trump 2.0 and the Collapse of the Rule of Law: Justice for Some, Not All The rule of law promises something simple: The same rules apply to everyone and apply the same way. Not sometimes, not when it is convenient, and not only when the […]
Part 4 of a Series: Abuse, Accountability, and the Limits of Justice By Mark M. Bello The first three parts of this series established that: The problem is real. The causes are identifiable. The consequences are serious. Which leads us to an important question: How do we actually curtail Police Misconduct? Here’s some legal common-sense: […]
Part 3 of our Series: Abuse, Accountability, and the Limits of Justice by Mark M. Bello By now, the pattern emerges that should feel familiar. We have examine the history and the legal remedies—limited, slow, and often uncertain. Which brings us to the harder question: Why does this keep happening? Not once or occasionally, but […]
Part 2 of a Series: Police Abuse, Accountability, and the Limits of Justice by Mark M. Bello Part 1 of this series established the problem and its history. So, the question becomes: What can someone do if they’ve been abused by law enforcement? The answer is not simple or always satisfying. But victims have some […]
