Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Trump’s drug pricing scam

The plan he announced Friday does little but add another battering ram to his ongoing economic war against America’s allies.

Data defies Trump’s claims that refugees and asylees burden taxpayers

What is the economic impact of refugees in the near and long term (transition time between needing assistance and adding to the economy)?

Vlad’s man in the White House

Make America Fake Again.

How Mesopotamia’s urban and industrial revolution started politics as we know it today

Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics takes readers to the early stages of a process that became the structure of modern life.

The reign of Trump: Understanding crazy in Washington

The only way that Republicans will abandon Trump is if he actually becomes so much of a public embarrassment that he jeopardizes the re-election prospects of Republican senators and Representatives.

Trump moves to repeal Obama’s Clean Water Rule

Now that Trump has taken this first step, further action against the EPA is likely to follow.

In Youngstown, Clinton Confronts Ghosts of Clinton Campaign Promises Past

The day before the Democratic ticket visited the former steel town, pro-Trump protesters recall another candidate Clinton's unfulfilled promises.

Why America is the greatest country

I just know that everything is okay because I live in the greatest country. And America is the greatest country because everything is okay.

Sedition

Eleven Republican senators and senators-elect said today they will vote to reject President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory next Wednesday when Congress meets to formally certify it.

Sanders pushes progressive policies at DNC, highlighting differences with Harris and challenging the democratic...

At the Democratic National Convention, Bernie Sanders laid out a bold, progressive policy agenda that diverges from Vice President Kamala Harris’s platform. While his critiques could challenge Harris, they might also help her appeal to moderate voters by providing a contrast to Sanders’s more radical positions.