Tag: Donald Trump
Did Obama just stop Trump’s Muslim registry?
Had the Obama administration not dismantled the program Trump would have been able to use the framework to screen and track visa-holders easily.
Trump’s attack on the freedom of the press
Historically, these 4 techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.
Trump reaffirms Muslim ban proposal with Islam-bashing adviser standing behind him
“You’ve known my plans all along.”
The final Obama doctrine? Racking up the body count
Obama officials have repeatedly expressed a commitment to killing large numbers of ISIS fighters. Will Trump take it even further?
Senate Democrats should block all Trump Supreme Court nominee
Republicans did not let Garland Merrick come up for a vote. Why should Democrats allow someone else to?
TrumPutin: Jobs, security, and buyer’s remorse
The Trump cabinet is defining itself as a military junta with predatory extractive capitalist cronies and climate change deniers a sort of General Goldman Sachs composite.
Donald Trump’s sons behind nonprofit selling access to president-elect
New Texas-based group not legally required to disclose its donors
Fox contributor Newt Gingrich wants Congress to change ethics laws for...
Newt Gingrich has a take on how Donald Trump can keep from running afoul of U.S. ethics laws: Change the ethics laws.
What is the ‘Trump Fix’?
Far from “draining” the Washington swamp, Trump is turning it into an exclusive jacuzzi for the rich.
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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.