Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Trump’s travel expenses already astronomical for taxpayers

Taxpayers also pay for protecting First Lady Melania Trump, who has decided to continue to live New York, as well as protection for Trump’s other family members when they travel.

Trump national park overseer, climate change “debater,” passes Senate with help of seventeen dems

Though Zinke says he opposes privatization, he also vociferously supports the Trump administration’s energy agenda.

Is President Trump right about Russia?

Can Russia and America ever peacefully coexist?

What slashing the labor department budget by 21 percent would mean

“This is not so much a budget as an ideological statement.”

Something Is Happening

Sanders' populist surge naturally intrigues a wide range of free-thinking, truth-seeking voters, but we are being warned by the Democratic hierarchy that the only way to ward off a Donald Trump-Ted Cruz presidency is to set aside our populist idealism this year and stick with Barack Obama-style.

US Journalist Sentenced to 5 Years and 3 Months for Posting a Link

Barrett Brown, a freelance journalist, was sentenced to 5 years and three months in prison for posting a hyperlink containing stolen credit card information. The excessive prison sentence looming over Brown has gained massive media attention.

On Patriotism

True patriots don’t hate the government of the United States. They’re proud of it. They may not like everything it does, and they justifiably worry when special interests gain too much power over it. But true patriots work to improve our government, not destroy it.

Governor Snyder Accused of Withholding Documents on the Flint Water Crisis

A request for documents has been “completely ignored” by Michigan governor Synder.

When You’ve Lost Bernie Sanders: How Netanyahu Destroyed the Israel Lobby

Sen. Bernie Sanders will not attend the March 3 speech from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to Congress. Is his announcement a turning point in the domestic politics of Mideast policy?

Iran Bans Animal Acts in Circuses

Iran has become the 9th country to ban the use of animals in circus acts.