Tuesday, May 14, 2024

5 reasons why Trump’s corporate tax cut is appallingly dumb

Don’t fall for Trump’s corporate tax giveaway.
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What foreign policy will new French president pursue in the Middle East?

Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”

Trump’s shareholder bonanza

Make no mistake: Trump and the Republicans are working on behalf of America’s biggest and richest investors, not American workers. 

On Labor Day, US workers are 1/3 poorer than in 2003 & top 1%...

Since the government supplies services to people, and it can no longer afford to provide the same level of service, this “tax cut” is actually a tax on workers.

Today, we rise into our power!: The 2020 Women’s March

“When we’re coming into 2020 when there’s so much work to be done this is the best place to kick it off that we know now it’s time to have boots on the ground.”

“Only the people can save the people!” Xiomora Castro’s presidential win in Honduras

“I believe firmly that the democratic socialism I propose is the solution to pull Honduras out of the abyss we have been buried in by neo-liberalism, a narco-dictator and corruption.”

Is Joe Biden right that the Russians are committing genocide in Ukraine?

President Biden admitted that he is making an argument from the gut when he says this, and that jurists of international law will make the final determination.

Bernie and the Big Banks

The bottom line: Regulation won’t end the Street’s abuses. The Street has too much firepower. And because it continues to be a major source of campaign funding, no set of regulations will be tough enough.

A Public Note to my Friend, Bernie Sanders

"We will not succumb to cynicism. We are in it for the long haul. We will never give up."

Garland Nixon interview: An objective look at US foreign policy

We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce them.