Tag: Donald Trump
The White House vs. working stiffs
A handy new pamphlet counts the president's lies and attacks on the working people he duped into supporting him.
Russiagate or deep state? What some progressives get wrong on Russia.
The bizarre denialism of some on the left and right about Russiagate doesn't bode well for the future of American politics.
The Trump budget’s crushing cruelty
Trump's budget would slash or completely eliminate core anti-poverty programs that form the heart of the U.S. social safety net.
Elizabeth Warren derides Trump while addressing his Pocahontas slurs
“But now we have a president who can’t make it through a ceremony honoring Native American war heroes without reducing Native history, Native culture, Native people to the butt of a joke."
The deadly rule of the oligarchs
Oligarchs use power and ruling structures solely for personal advancement – they will stop at nothing to maintain the sophistry of their rule.
Trump budget sells out wild horses again
"The administration's decision to prioritize slaughter over humane management alternatives recommended by the National Academy of Sciences is irresponsible, reckless and politically unacceptable."
Forget Trump; His party is the problem now
Even if Trump stepped down or was removed, another Republican would replace him – that's the real problem.
Noam Chomsky’s new book ‘Global Discontents’ is a must-read
Chomsky gives you a completely different perspective of international conflicts and domestic politics in his new book.
“United we stand, divided we fall”
We are now divided. We must ask and demand answers to the question, Where is all of this going?
$45 billion: The cost of the war in Afghanistan in 2018
2018 will mark the 17th year of the Afghanistan war.
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Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.
Donald Trump, the end times president or ETP
Making War on Planet Earth, the Rest of Us, and Even Himself.
ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain
New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.
More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
Japan and South Korea: An alliance of middle powers?
Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.