Friday, May 24, 2024

Trump’s war on the courts, the press, and the states

Trump doesn’t want any resistance. He wants total control.

Journalism and the First Amendment on trial at Standing Rock

Reporter Jenni Monet has been charged with criminal trespassing and rioting, but the bigger story is about the failure of journalism institutions to rally.

Trump’s EPA pick slapped with lawsuit as hundreds demand the Senate reject his nomination

Pruitt has a history of suing the EPA, is a strong supporter of federalism and has made no move to address pollution or environmental justice for his home state.

In Trump’s world where money talks, Saudi Arabia gets a free pass

In Trump’s world where money talks, poor refugees are banned from entering the United States while Saudi princes who cling to power by torturing and beheading dissidents get safe passage to their luxury digs in Manhattan’s Trump Towers.
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Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump should be impeached if he colluded with Russians ahead of...

Rep. Maxine Waters calls for a full investigation to determine if the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in any way during the campaign. Waters says such collusion would be grounds for impeachment.

Let’s EVOLVE from the duopoly’s neoliberal swamp

Drumroll, please: Announcing progressive or bust

Senate Democrats hold 24-hour session to stop DeVos

If only one more Senate Republican can be turned against DeVos, she will not be confirmed.

Trump team has ties to Atlantic Coast pipeline now being pushed by White House

The Trump team claims the Atlantic Coast pipeline could create 10,000 jobs, but there is little information to back this up.
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Watch the unedited version of “Trump’s wall” Super Bowl ad that was censored

According to the building supplies business, the intent was to illustrate the company’s commitment to the great American tradition of immigration – not make an overt political statement.