Two years ago, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told CNN Donald Trump’s isolated, erratic, and delusional behavior was presenting a dangerous situation. Raskin, therefore, supported a bill to establish a bipartisan panel with Vice President Mike Pence to invoke...
There is a middle-schooler living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. No, not Barron. "President" Donald Trump sent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer a letter Thursday, responding to Schumer's request Trump invoke the Defense Production Act and designate a...
Police shot and killed another unarmed African American Wednesday, this time in New York City. New York Police Department (NYPD) received three 911 calls about Saheed Vassell, a mentally ill Crown Heights resident, for pointing what turned...
“The president of the United States is not well.” Thus begins Vox writer Ezra Klein's article, "Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump’s New York Times interview is a scary read," published last week after President Donald Trump stunned us once again...
It's once again time to question President Trump's mental stability. As if this week's mendacious claim he signed into law more legislation than any other president isn't bad enough, his interview the following day with the New...
Dan Johnson At Heart Of Fire Church
On Wednesday, the body of controversial Republican state Rep. Dan Johnson was discovered near Mount Washington. The Kentucky legislator died from apparent suicide by a semi-automatic handgun. His death happened a day after Johnson denied...
Keaton Jones' Father Holding Confederate Flag
Over the weekend, a young boy named Keaton Jones became famous. A video of young Keaton circulated on social media. It showed an emotionally difficult scene of a young boy questioning the motives behind bullies....
A month ago, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) called the White House an “adult daycare center.” Before that, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Donald Trump a “f***ing moron.” He, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and Treasury Secretary Steve...
culture
Please note: The opinions that appear in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Liberal America.  The advent of numerous mass shootings and devastating homicide rates show a...
marijuana
In what might be a surprise to some, a growing number of people are joining the fight to change the classification of marijuana from a Schedule 1 narcotic to Schedule 3, which would put it...
The practice was once prohibited, but it is back. Belgium and the Netherlands are euthanizing people with mental and cognitive disorders. In 2002, Belgium legalized euthanasia for people suffering from unbearable and non-treatable medical conditions. This...
Rosie O'Donnell at the Family Equality Council's 2017 Night at the Pier (image courtesy Family Equality Council, available under a Creative Commons BY-ND license)
Homophobia runs very deep in some elements of the religious right. In many cases, it can get to the point that basic standards of decency get thrown out of the window in the name of...
Over 1 in 5 people suffer from mental illnesses. Here are some famous people who suffered from various mental illnesses: 1. Ludwig Van Beethoven He suffered from bipolar disorder. His manic episodes fueled his creativity. He was...
Does the Trump administration have you down? Are you worried about our country's future? Here are 13 songs to help pick your mood back up. They reference mental illness. They talk about the fight we...
Oh, please, generals, protect us from the crazy little orange man! You know things have gotten weird when we want a leader surrounding himself with retired military brass. Instead of feeling nervous the president of the United...
In January, James Owens, who struggled with mental illness and addiction, lost his life to a police bullet. His grieving nephew said: “(He) was gunned down like a wild animal in his own home. He was...
Here we go again. Once again, white police officers shot and killed another mentally ill Black individual--right in front of her two boys and a girl, ages 11, 4, and 1. Charleena Lyles, 30, a pregnant mother of...
Too many people have lost their lives because of mental health crises. Many police officers just don't know how to handle these types of situations. Desmond Phillip was shot and killed by two Chicago police officers...
The Queen of Alternative Facts and advisor to President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, recently took some time off from babysitting our president to criticize the media. She didn't mince words while acknowledging how much Twitter hates...
There's always at least one person in a political debate to throw out the "Both sides do it" meme. But this mainly applies to corporate lobbying and influence, of which both Republicans and Democrats are unfortunately...