The Barras Report Blog

Could a wrong move or the perception of shenanigans regarding the MCO contracts bring attention from Republicans looking to use health care the way they have used crime to bludgeon the city’s ability to govern itself, replete with warnings of a full-on federal takeover?

If we are, in fact, drifting toward a second Blacklist Era, the way out will look familiar--not only in the courtroom, but in the streets.

Trump and his minions have severely and deliberately narrowed the definition of political violence. As is their practice, they have massaged and manipulated language, thrusting their version of Webster’s into the public sphere and bullying the media, elected officials and others into adopting it.

Trampling on home rule has been a nonpartisan affair.

Like our brand, the key infrastructure Democrats need to win is crumbling. 

Five months after DC voters approved the “Make All Votes Count DC” ballot initiative that could bring semi-open primaries and the...

“I was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and part of my life was lived during segregation. My family protected us. They also educated...

Dorothy Gibbs chanted “save our parks” from her wheelchair while holding a sign that read “97 years old, still fighting for public...

As they say in horror movies, the call is coming from inside the house.  Under Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Facing the dire effects of a resolution to continue funding of the federal government approved by the Republican-dominated U.S. House of...

During the latest round of performance oversight hearings, some DC Council members have asked advocates and public witnesses to indicate...

DONALD Trump’s playbook has always been to campaign like a populist and govern like an oligarch. But it is still shocking just how...

By Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler , The Fellowship of Reconciliation USA January 15, 2025 WE keep running in circles when it comes to...

RATEPAYERS beware. Team Trump’s eagerness to enrich his fossil fuel industry cronies with his “drill baby drill” (and export baby export...

RAW emotions consumed me as I reflected on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s accounts of her meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and her...

DURING  the first presidential candidates’ debate in 2024, hoping to challenge Joe Biden’s handling of immigration along the southern...

NOT long after her adopted twins came to live with her in Freeport, Texas, Melanie Oldham saw their health start to decline. Both...

CALL it the “Saga of Trayon White Sr.”  The DC Council has been considering since August how it should punish the Ward 8 legislator for...

SOME DC government officials, private-sector education researchers and advocates with whom I spoke during the past week seemed unfazed...

DC residents and their political leaders are understandably anxious about Donald Trump’s second presidential term. They are also...