Jake Johnson Posts

After the Democratic leader said he wants "best, cheapest" healthcare for every American, one critic asked: "Does Chuck know that free is the cheapest?"

And colleague says "global warming" no longer strong enough term. "Global heating is technically more correct because we are talking about changes in the energy balance of the planet."

"The worrying aspect of the U.S. is not a particular appointment but the aggressive, unilateralist foreign policy of the Trump administration. Global peace itself is being put at risk."

Republicans claim to be confused about the outrage their plan has sparked, but the specifics show Wisconsinites are entirely justified in calling the legislation "a coup"

"Ignore the rantings of this president and count every vote," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote on Twitter

"This decision ensures that hundreds, perhaps thousands of Native Americans will not be able to vote in the upcoming election."

"Working families shouldn't have to pay for the GOP tax bill. The rich and big corporations must pay their fair share of taxes!"

"This is nothing more than an open and brazen attempt to use the threat of criminal prosecution to intimidate minority voters, an old and familiar tactic that dates back to the Jim Crow era."

"The ability of Senate Democrats to keep making the same strategic error over and over again is, in its own way, quite impressive."

Wall Street's latest earning report provides further evidence of "just how rigged the system is against working people and the middle class."

Critics angrily denounced Senate Democrats for helping the Republican majority "shape our country in Donald Trump's brutal image for decades to come"

"A reminder that the Trump administration is diverting money away from Head Start, the National Cancer Institute, the HIV/AIDS programs, maternal and child health programs, and the CDC to pay for these human rights abuses."

"Maybe there's a reason Senate Republicans tried to keep Kavanaugh's emails secret?"

"The lesson is, if you live in America and get charged an outrageous medical bill, you better hope you can find a journalist to write about it."

"This blood is on America's hands, as long as we keep sending the bombs that kill so many Yemenis."

"The Trump administration's narrative is not based in fact but is simply part of a much broader attempt to penalize and disparage immigrants."

"Tonight Missouri proved the power of the labor movement. Democrats who vote with the bosses better pay attention."

The U.S. apparently can't afford single-payer, but the question of cost "never applies to billion dollar transfers to the one percent."

"If every major country on Earth can guarantee healthcare to all, and achieve better health outcomes, while spending substantially less per capita than we do, it is absurd for anyone to suggest that the United States cannot do the same."

Fox News is "the only news network that is a part of the Facebook-funded project to have a show on Facebook Watch every day of the week."