David Bromwich, a TomDispatch regular, teaches literature at Yale University. His new book, American Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us (Verso Books), will be published later this month.
A new policy eliminating phone verification for Social Security benefits threatens to overwhelm field offices, cut off vulnerable recipients, and accelerate efforts to privatize the system.
The Green Aluminum Smelter project, led by Century Aluminum Company, will have the ability to emit 75 percent less climate pollution than the existing aluminum production facilities.