Tag: Donald Trump
Khizr Khan and the wisdom of Gold Star families
"If it was up to Donald Trump, [my son] never would have been in America."
Trump’s wars
No more money to finance the Afghan political and military mess unless Trump or whoever is in charge can tell us why it's worth more of America's blood and treasure to be there.
America’s heroes also work in fire departments, hospitals and public schools
Gen. Kelly needs to zip it.
If you think DACA recipients are the only ones whose jobs...
Trump’s policy plans will end up hurting many people’s jobs, even though one of the biggest planks in his campaign platform was his promise to make jobs “great again” in America.
Is Trump’s demolition derby apt ‘punishment’ for our sins?
If any higher power – call it fortune, destiny or divinity – had wanted Armageddon to roll over America, what Horses’ Ass of the Apocalypse wouldn’t do better than Trump?
President Nero
As so much of the world burns, America’s answer to Nero, rather than fiddling, seems intent on pouring more gasoline on the fires.
Trump’s Heritage Foundation speech is a sign of the coming all-out...
Both factions of the conservative movement want tax cuts for the rich – but the knives are out between the Bannon and GOP establishment wings.
Trump’s Muslim bans impoverish us all
We should welcome refugees and immigrants to the United States because it’s good for our society, for our economy, and for our nation.
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Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.
Supreme Court opens door to conversion therapy in free speech ruling
In an 8-1 decision, the Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, prioritizing a therapist’s First Amendment claim over state efforts to restrict a practice rejected by major medical organizations.
Nicotine-based vaping likely causes lung, oral cancers, new comprehensive review
The review noted that the aerosols exhibit nearly all ten "key characteristics of carcinogens" identified by the World Health Organization.