Tag: Donald Trump
Tangled in the garden of good and evil
A French television program tackles the tough questions of compliance and resistance.
It’s the base, stupid! – the know-nothing swamp drives toxic politics
We can’t have a know-nothing president without an ongoing know-nothing base. The "other swamp" is a multitude willing to forego life-improving deliverables for endless, smoke and mirror wedge distractions.
Lock him up! Lock him up! The Flipper regime
Will Congress grow a backbone in time to fix this?
How you can stop Trump’s lie machine
We’re not going to get Trump to stop lying but we can at least limit his ability to amplify those lies.
Is it treason or a defense of the Constitution?
One would think that Congress would be leaping to investigate all this, but don't hold your breath.
What will Donald Trump be remembered for?
So tell me that he won’t be remembered for his absolute, if ignorant, dedication to the taking down of civilization.
Trump betrays workers – again and again and again
Despite all the posturing, this is an administration and Congress beholden to deep-pocket donors and entrenched corporate interests, that is acting relentlessly and systematically to undermine working people.
‘What are they hiding?:’ Kavanaugh confirmation hearings begin despite suppression of...
Critics warn his confirmation could lead to major rollbacks of civil rights, environmental regulations, gun control measures, voting rights and reproductive rights, including possibly overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Despite media knocks, Maine’s Graham Platner qualifies as this year’s breakthrough Senate campaign star
Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?
Pendulum justice: The greater MAGA’s orgy of outrages, the more change looms
Under duress, wealth shares its spoils,/ But never forsakes its octopus coils.
A climatic presidency
Donald Trump gets hot, hot, hot.
US-Iran ceasefire deal opens fragile path out of war as Israel threatens to keep...
The interim framework could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause a war that killed thousands, but unresolved disputes over sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program, frozen assets, and Israel’s military operations leave the deal vulnerable before it is even signed.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.