Tag: Donald Trump
Why Manafort and Cohen thought they’d get away with it
It takes a special counsel to actually catch white-collar criminals.
Don’t impeach Trump. Annul his presidency
My betting is Trump remains president at least through 2020 – absent compelling and indisputable evidence he rigged the 2016 election.
White nationalism in the White House: Administration faces new revelations about...
Multiple people close to Donald Trump have direct ties to white supremacists.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 23
Verizon confirms throttling internet in California during deadly wildfires, Michael Cohen won't accept a pardon from Trump, new poll shows Sanders would be Trump in 2020, and more.
Can Donald Trump unite the world (against himself)?
The rise of an anti-Trump movement globally – and on his home turf.
Michael Cohen pleads guilty & implicates Trump as Paul Manafort is...
“If those payments were a crime for Michael Cohen, then why wouldn’t they be a crime for Donald Trump?”
Donald Trump’s white nationalist White House: Still in full effect
A Trump speechwriter quits after attending a conference known for promoting racism. It’s not like he was all alone.
Trump administration admits 1,400+ more people will die each year following...
Trump recently announced a massive rollback of Obama-era environmental regulations on coal-fired power plants and carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
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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.