Political cartoonists and analysts Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) take on the week in politics.
The 2024 presidential campaign settles into the new reality following the withdrawal of Joe Biden and the ascension of Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump, 78, is having trouble pivoting and accepting going from a six-point lead to a three-point deficit. Vice Presidential candidates Walz and Vance prepare for a pair of debates next month. Economic policies, all populist but vaguely formed and seemingly untethered to basic economic philosophies, are beginning to emerge from both sides—and Harris is lifting the Trump ones she likes best.
The Russo-Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase as Ukrainian forces invade Russia and seize territory in the rural Kursk region. At the same time, Russian forces are advancing inside Ukraine. What next?
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I hesitate to embrace the paranoia of conspiracy theories, but … recalling George Carlin’s observation that you don’t need a formal conspiracy when interests converge …
If you accept that the mainstream media gives preferential treatment to its darlings, or, conversely, that they give nonfavorable treatment to their opposition … How hard would it be for the media to put forward a narrative of Trump being three points behind when he isn’t?