Thursday, August 27, 2026

Fortress America

Trump’s tricontinental vision for a new world order.

Trump accused of weaponizing Social Security and immigration system to target immigrants and silence...

Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.

Trump faces Palestine

The legacies of colonialism and the set of ideas behind that Act of 1688 are still with us and continue to target formerly colonized (and still colonized) peoples.

Trump’s tariff chaos triggers global backlash, economic turmoil, and growing revolt in Congress

Critics say president’s abrupt reversal on sweeping tariffs shows lack of coherent strategy and deepens damage to workers, consumers, and U.S. global standing.
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Elon Musk stands to get even richer as Trump backs $1 trillion budget for...

William Hartung blasts the promised budget as “completely unnecessary” and says that “almost the only beneficiaries are going to be the weapons manufacturers.”

Why Wall Street’s rule-breaking is everyone’s problem

This is not just a U.S. problem. Regulators agree to minimum standards for banking rules at an international level because finance is a global business.

What America misunderstands about China’s trade resolve

The message is clear: Beijing is prepared to play hardball.

Not very bright

How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?

Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos

A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.