Week of September 21

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away last week, shifted the Supreme Court's balance leftward when she joined the court in 1993, only to end up in the minority most of the time in recent years.

Votin' Four to Five
[ 9 to 5 ]

From the album Campaign and Suffering (2008).

Week of September 14

President Trump's new executive order will lower drug prices dramatically. If it ever takes effect, that is. Pharmaceutical companies say he doesn't have the authority, but the White House says he does... under Obamacare. Which of course he's still working to destroy. If you're confused about Trump's healthcare promises and your head is swimming, don't worry. There's a pill for that.

Take Ten Pills and You're Fine
[ Windmills of Your Mind ]

From the album Campaign and Suffering (2008). Watch the video on YouTube.

Week of September 7

Vladimir Putin has been up to his old tricks again, poisoning critics at home to shut down political dissent in Russia. Alexei Navalny is just the latest of Putin's opponents to suffer the misfortune of falling into a coma. Luckily for him, he was merely poisoned with a nerve agent, and he's likely to survive. It could have been much worse!

Polonium 209
[ Love Potion #9 (with apologies to isotopic nitpickers)] ]

See live performance video on YouTube! From the album Springtime for Liberals (2007).

Week of August 31

Kellyanne Conway, one of President Trump's closest and longest-serving advisors, left the White House last week — and by Sunday morning the president's normally restrained Twitter feed went off the deep end. Coincidence?

Tweet, Tweet
[ Rockin' Robin ]

From the album Orange Is the New Barack (2017).

Week of August 24

Steve Bannon's rise and fall fell even further last week when he was arrested for fraud and conspiracy. Prosecutors claim his "We Build the Wall" campaign was a scheme to line his own pockets. After Bannon led Trump's 2016 campaign to conquer Washington, he wore out his welcome quickly.

Loonies of the Right
[ Music of the Night] ]

From the album Orange Is the New Barack (2017).

Week of August 17

Democrats hold their convention this week to officially nominate Biden and Harris, a ticket that's been a long time in the making. And President Trump has been waiting an even longer time to take them on.

Lirty Dies: The Train of Rump and Hemocratic Dopefuls
[ Confused? Whip you flurds or print them out to follow along. ]

From the album The Lyin' Kings (2019).

Week of August 10

Stopping evictions during the current crisis isn't brain surgery, but President Trump isn't taking any chances. By executive order, he has directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development to cut deadbeat tenants and homeowners a break so they don't lose their homes or furniture. And he's got the right man on the job, Secretary Dr. Ben Carson.

If I Only Had a Brain Surgeon
[ If I Only Had a Brain ]

Week of August 3

Robert Mueller might be headed back to Congress. After the special counsel and former FBI director published an op-ed defending Roger Stone's conviction, Senate Judiciary chairman Lindsay Graham said he would call Mueller to testify. But Republicans might regret it, given how badly the last hearings turned out for the Democrats.

Hello Mueller
[ Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh ]