Hear Bill Cosby’s comments to CNN following release
Bill Cosby, the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of the #MeToo era, was released from prison after three years when Pennsylvania’s highest…
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See Trump Org. executive led into court in handcuffs
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was led into court in handcuffs before prosecutors charged him with 15 felony counts including a scheme to…
Continue ReadingPhylicia Rashad’s support of Bill Cosby highlights division in the Black community
Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN Depending on you and your life experiences, Bill Cosby is either an abuser or the latest Black man to fall prey…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court deals blow to American democracy
Opinion by Joshua A. Douglas Eight years ago, the US Supreme Court gutted a major portion of the Voting Rights Act in its infamous Shelby County v.…
Continue ReadingNo, NYC’s mayoral results mess doesn’t support Trump’s case that the presidential election was stolen
Analysis by Daniel Dale, CNN There is no honest denying of the fact that New York City’s Board of Elections is a problem-plagued,…
Continue ReadingCruelty has long been a central part of US politics and who’s defined as American and who isn’t
Analysis by Brandon Tensley, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week,…
Continue ReadingThe two Donald Rumsfelds
By David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst On Wednesday, America learned of the death of Donald Rumsfeld. Though he was one man, it’s hard…
Continue ReadingThe CCP at 100: How to think about China’s ruling party
Opinion by Rana Mitter A hundred years ago, sometime in July 1921, 13 young men gathered in the Chinese city of Shanghai to found a tiny political…
Continue ReadingWhy a gag order against Trump would be a good idea
Opinion by Robert C. Gottlieb CNN and other news organizations have reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that a Manhattan grand jury…
Continue ReadingIndictments of firm and top executive test Trump’s charmed life
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Donald Trump has long evaded the consequences of his questionable business ethics and personal and political…
Continue ReadingRick Steves: Pot is now used by Mom and Dad. And Grandma’s rubbing it on her elbows
Opinion by Rick Steves I’m a hard-working, kid-raising, churchgoing, tax-paying American. And if I work hard all day and want to go home, smoke…
Continue ReadingBill Cosby’s release sends clear message for an alarming new era
Opinion by Kara Alaimo Bill Cosby, who has been accused of misconduct by 60 women, was released from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s…
Continue ReadingBill Cosby released from prison after conviction overturned
CNN’s Brynn Gingras…
Continue ReadingHear Bill Cosby accuser’s reaction to his release from prison
Victoria Valentino, one of the women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, says that the decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to vacate…
Continue ReadingThe amazing Hubble Telescope has suddenly stopped working
Opinion by Don Lincoln On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery was launched. Discovery’s engines and boosters thundered away as the…
Continue ReadingThe biggest loser in the NYC mayoral race is…ranked choice voting
Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan The hugely consequential New York City Democratic Primary election took place last Tuesday, June 22, and the winner…
Continue ReadingPresidential historian: Trump should not be happy with this
CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali analyzes a C-SPAN poll that ranks former President Donald Trump as the worst living…
Continue ReadingTrump is one of history’s worst presidents, survey says
Analysis by Lauren Dezenski, CNN Even though President Donald Trump famously boasted he would be “more presidential than any president…
Continue ReadingThe House takes a revealing vote on Confederate statues
Opinion by Nicole Hemmer During the insurrection in January, a rioter hoisted a Confederate flag over his shoulder, letting it furl out behind him as…
Continue ReadingHow NYC Board of Elections’ mistake fuels Trump’s false election fraud claims
Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN The New York City Democratic mayoral primary is a total mess. The city’s Board of Elections, known for previous…
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