News Brief: Why the Media Should Stop Calling it a "Government Shutdown"

Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 12:59 a.m.

It's not a "government shutdown", it's a liberal government shutdown\u2013\u2013or, more precisely, a backdoor rightwing coup. Our words should reflect that.

Relevant article: It\u2019s Not a Government Shutdown. It\u2019s a Right-Wing Coup\xa0www.thenation.com/article/its-not-\u2026right-wing-coup/