When he withdrew from the Paris Accords last week, Donald Trump gave a speech so filled with falsehoods that it triggered detailed rebuttals by publications ranging from Politifact to Scientific American.
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Obstruction of Justice Evidence Mounts
President Trump’s attempts to impede the FBI’s investigation are a big deal.
Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller Peddles Spin on Women’s Issues and More
Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller routinely publishes stories peddling rightwing assertions about women’s economic security issues as news….
The Other Special Prosecutor We Need
Trump and his inner circle cashing in on the White House is its own growing scandal.
Bradley Foundation Floated Wisconsin Watchdog While Franklin Center Floundered
The decline of the Franklin Center is a blow to efforts by right-wing funders to develop state capitol media sites to compliment right-wing news sites covering politics in Washington, D.C., such as Breitbart News.
Cable Industry Lobbyists Write Republican Talking Points on Net Neutrality
Following the vote last week by the Federal Communication Commission to unwind the net neutrality rules enacted during the Obama administration, House Republican lawmakers received an email from GOP leadership on how to defend the decision.
Ethics Groups and Experts Demand DOJ Appoint Special Counsel
CMD joined government watchdog groups and ethics experts in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein demanding that he appoint a special counsel to investigation the Russia influence scandal.
Privatizers Continue Assault on Public Schools through Charters and Vouchers
National Charter School Week 2017: School privatizers like their chances despite their record of failure.
Comey Firing Drives Home Need for Independent Russiagate Prosecutor
Congress and the public need to demand that Deputy AG Rosenstein appoint a special prosecutor now to get to the bottom of who did what, who knew what, and when they knew it in the Russia influence scandal.
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Attacks on Unions
Documents examined by CMD expose a national effort by the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation to defund and dismantle unions, the most significant force for higher wages and better working conditions in America.