Tag: Donald Trump
The Democratic Party line that could torch civil liberties … and...
We should reject the guidance of politicians and commentators who are all too willing to throw basic tenets of civil liberties overboard.
Anti-fracking movement alarmed at Trump’s focus on fossil fuels
Resistance against fracking is growing, and the results of Trump’s support remain to be seen.
Affirming yes demands ‘nope, nope & nope’
Behold, the New Year has arrived — Let’s count our blessings: we survived.
Defying Donald Trump’s kleptocracy
Trump’s illiteracy, lack of self-discipline and insatiable greed are profound faults.
Noam Chomsky: With Trump election, we are now facing threats to...
“The threats and dangers are very real.”
Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
What can a new president and a new congress do?
Bernie Sanders condemns Trump’s plan to privatize VA
“We must protect the VA, not destroy it.”
2017 – A thunderous clash of politics, economies and policies
The Paris agreement may face a major test and even an existential challenge in 2017, if Trump fulfils his election promise to pull the US out.
America’s major challenges in Middle East policy in 2017
Trump’s announced Iran policy is a mess, and it remains to be seen if he can shape it into something meaningful.
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Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Trump’s repression of dissent is backfiring
In response to the Trump administration’s attempts to quell dissent and tilt the playing field, people are not shrinking in fear, but getting more bold in their resistance.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.
Supreme Court gives Trump administration more power over green card holders
The 6-3 ruling allows border officials to treat some lawful permanent residents accused of crimes as applicants for admission, raising new fears of detention, deportation, and years of legal limbo.