Mulvaney’s in, bankers win, and Trump shafts Americans again
Donald Trump was hostile to the CFPB from the start, and he said this as he shoehorned Mulvaney into the director’s chair.
Trump is about to be blindsided by this rapidly emerging “October Surprise”
Mr.Trump, think of this surprise as a massive political tsunami racing right at you and that there is no way that you can escape it.
King Coal Is Headed to Prison
Don Blankenship is the first murderous coal executive to be put behind bars.
The Silicon Valley Bank bailout: The purpose of government is to make the rich...
As this bailout should make clear is that, contrary to what the media tell us, conservatives love big government.
The patriotism of killing and being killed
Why are patriotism and war so intertwined in U.S. media and politics?
A putz at fascism, too! Trump’s feral, libertarian despotism ordains oligarchy, not centralized dominance...
Trumpist extremism turns out to be a particularly noxious, authoritarian brew better called “oligarchic, authoritarian libertarianism.”
State Terrorism in Ogaden, Ethiopia
There is indeed terrorism raging throughout large parts of the Ogaden and elsewhere in the country; it is State Terrorism perpetrated by a brutal regime that is guilty of widespread criminality, much of which constitutes crimes against humanity.
How to Steal from the Taxpayers While Blaming the Poor
As poor Americans continue to get blamed for being poor, it's the free-market system that pays them too little to avoid being dependent on the safety net—the vicious circle of hypocrisy.
Obama-Netanyahu Tiff Worsens: US Won’t Rule Out Using UN to Create Palestine
While it was rumored that Kerry was "gearing up for a third try at negotiations after the Israeli elections," it will no longer be. President Obama said bilateral talks are out of the question and he refuses to pretend otherwise.
Trump’s cruel and deviant budget
Trump’s budget celebrates a cruel and virulent form of individualism – much like Trump himself.