Tuesday, May 7, 2024

At Trump inauguration, his hollow rhetoric collides with reality

The contrast between his promises to America's forgotten and the greed of the new president and his circle of fat cat appointees is horrible.

The future by committee

The collective "wisdom" of the U.S. intelligence community.

Facts that our war-happy leaders would like to keep hushed up

Our nationalist leaders don't care about any of this. They just want to make sure no one's "gonna mess with us."

Trump’s two-step strategy to take over the truth

The American people deserve better

The hostile transition of power

It is impossible to govern the country in this style, as we see already in Trump’s failure to fill so many vital positions that he was forced to ask Obama appointees to remain in place.

The life of the party: 7 truths for democrats

If the Democratic Party creates a large enough void, a third party won’t draw away votes. It will pull people into politics.

Inauguration day: Letter to a Trump voter

Here’s one thing we can already agree on: With this inauguration, our nation and our world are about to change forever.

The Inauguration of white supremacy

Trump sees Muslim-Americans as Latinos on steroids and so even more threatening to his project of racial hierarchy.

The long ordeal of whistleblower Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning is expected to be released on May 17.

Four takeaways from Trump’s latest tweet tantrum

All told, Trump’s tweet tantrum reveals a great deal about the man who’s soon to be president of the United States. None of it inspires confidence.