Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Wall street sodbusters
Big-money speculators are buying up farms, charging tenants to farm it, and boxing young, real farmers out of the market.
Genocidal President, genocidal politics
"I call it cruel and maybe the root of all cruelty to know what occurs but not recognize the fact."
One small statement from CDC, one giant hope for our humanity
Tragically, under the previous White House direction and interference, CDC became corrupted and overruled, and its reputation is quite tarnished.
How to stop a tax plan rigged for the rich
Could a defeat of the GOP tax plans of 2017 signal a similar new egalitarian upsurge? Maybe. But first we have to deliver that defeat.
God on his Side? Doug Mastriano’s rise in Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial primary
Another extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging, and it’s not all Trump.
Donald Trump, arsonist in chief
Someday, Donald J. Trump will undoubtedly be remembered as the president from—yes, it’s an all too appropriate and accurate word—hell.
‘Why are these conflicts allowed?’ corporate giving to group tied to Supreme Court sparks...
"You want to 'preserve #SCOTUS history'?'" said one watchdog group. "Hire a curatorial staff. Don't run a pay-for-play."
Republican Candidates Hate Trump But Will Support Him Anyway
GOP candidates that have previously said a Trump presidency would be devastating are admitting that they would support him if he won the nomination. At least, they're showing solidarity, sort of?
All American presidents have lied – the question is why and when
If presidents must sometimes lie to defend important political values, then, it seems as though the good president must be both able to lie and able to lie well.









