Tag: Donald Trump
Let’s make 2018 a better time, not the end of time
We have the capacity for wonders as well as horrors. We have the ability to create as well as to destroy.
13 shocking truths about the Trump-GOP tax plan
More than 80 percent of tax cuts under the GOP’s plan will go to the nation’s wealthiest 1%, while also raising taxes on 92 million middle-class families.
The big lie that is behind the Trump/GOP tax bill
Absent union pressure, the bosses will never raise wages.
Trump ignores anniversary of Sandy Hook, parties with NRA head instead
President Trump invited National Rifle Association head, Wayne LaPierre, to the White House Christmas Party on the same day as the anniversary of the mass shooting.
Collusion among friends: An alternative Russiagate narrative emerges
Has the Russiagate trail followed by Robert Mueller, in a round about way led to... Israel?
Populist plutocracy and the future of America
Trump has consistently sold out the blue-collar, socially conservative whites who brought him to power, while pursuing policies to enrich his fellow plutocrats. What might he do to keep the "base" on his side?
Is Trump our first, first-year lame duck president?
This fake maverick who came to clean house is getting his clock cleaned, thanks to his own ignorance-driven fiascos.
Amerika’s Jacob’s ladder
In this fantastic (in a poor sense) version of 2017's Jacob’s Ladder the other right-wing political party, the lesser of two evils Democrats, actually are looking very appealing to many. Why not?
The triumph of the oligarchs
A tidal wave of public loathing is growing across the land – toward Trump, the GOP, and the oligarchs they serve; and to the deception, the wealth, and the power that underlies them.
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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.
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.
‘Land Grab’: Trillionaire Elon Musk sued in South Texas to block SpaceX’s takeover of...
Environmental and conservation groups recently filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a land swap approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would give SpaceX more than 700 acres of a national wildlife refuge in South Texas.
Police kill 1-year-old in Mississippi, then tear gas protesters demanding answers
The fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley after an alleged shoplifting call has ignited protests in Senatobia, where residents say years of police escalation and mistrust reached a breaking point.