Bringing America together again
Every aspect of American society has been disadvantaged by establishment support for moneyed interests. Any other scapegoat is a distraction.
Special Delivery for the Plutocrats
Spending by outside groups exploded from about $15 million in 1998 to more than $1 billion in 2012. And between the Clinton coffers and Koch cash, the crisis will get far worse as the 2016 presidential-election season heats up. Doug Hughes hopes to help change this.
Dear President Trump: Breaking up (banks) isn’t so hard to do
Glass-Steagall or another economic meltdown?
The Most Pragmatic Way to Fix American Democracy
The political system we now have is profoundly broken. Bernie Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have.
Nancy Pelosi’s bad attitude toward progressives
Here’s a thought experiment: Imagine that a letter from the billionaire real-estate broker George M. Marcus was hand-delivered to the office of...
Trump fires Sessions; America edges ever closer to a constitutional crisis
While the departure of Sessions was expected, it still represents a political bombshell that could adversely affect Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russian hacking.
American Greed: Trump’s Economic Team Is a Who’s Who of What’s Wrong
The America Trump describes is a dark dystopia, competitive and divided and brutal. Now he’s assembled a team that could make that nightmare a reality.
Senate GOP blocks effort to overturn $10.3 billion corporate tax break tied to IRS...
Resolution targeting Trump administration guidance on corporate minimum tax fails 51-47 as advocates warn of expanded loopholes.
Stop it, Mr. President, or you’re fired!
Remember this, Mr. President, come next November, voters in Iowa and across the land will have the opportunity to say to you what you delight in saying to others: “You’re fired!!!”
America did not vote for this cabinet
The cabinet is a strong indicator of who Trump's government will really be working for.