Tag: Donald Trump
The billionaire energy investor who vetted Trump’s EPA pick has long...
Pruitt is a wholly owned subsidiary of the oil industry.
America did not vote for this cabinet
The cabinet is a strong indicator of who Trump's government will really be working for.
Trump’s creeping tyranny
We must join together to condemn these acts. Has Trump no decency?
Trump to be part-time president, keep lucrative job with ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
Yes, this is real life.
How we can fight back against Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency
If we really want to fight Trump, we may have to make these changes without any tax break incentives. We might even have to pay for the privilege.
The parentized child presidency
Those of us who didn’t vote for Trump--the cast-off, disadvantaged children--will have to monitor Trump very closely.
Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary is a big ‘screw you’ to...
Fast food CEO Andrew Puzder opposes higher wages and has supported automating service jobs.
“We’ll look at everything”: More thoughts on Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure...
A revolutionary movement needs a revolutionary financial system.
Bernie Sanders condemns Trump’s pick to lead EPA
"At a time when climate change is the great environmental threat to the entire planet, it is sad and dangerous that Mr. Trump has nominated Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA."
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.