Tag: Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s swamp: Meet ten potential energy and climate cabinet picks...
Nearly everyone who remains on Trump's likely climate and energy list, or is helping pick those positions, has ties to corporate lobbying, corporate leadership, or corporate-funded think tanks.
Trump announces support for completing Dakota Pipeline
“This is the definition of corruption. The president of the United States should not be trading favors with oil and gas corporations."
Russian propaganda? The new era of mainstream conspiracy theory
While it is true that Russia, China and other rival countries engage in espionage and propaganda, their efforts to change American minds pale in comparison to the stenography of the US and other Western media.
Trump’s trickle-down populism
Trickle-down economics dressed in populist garb is still trickle-down economics.
Environmentalists tie Trump’s hands on deep-sea mining
A federal court settlement requires the government to assess the impact of strip-mining the ocean floor before issuing exploration permits to companies.
Was 11/8 a new 9/11?
The Election That Changed Everything and Could Prove History’s Deal-Breaker
A cabinet for the deep-pocket ages
Only in America, new stats show, could packing an incoming administration with gazillionaires be so easy.
How to save the planet from President Trump
It’s quite possible that we’ve lost our best chance to combat climate change, writes Bill McKibben, but we must try to contain the damage.
Trump promised he’d make Carrier ‘pay a damn tax.’ Instead he’s...
Candidate Trump talked tough. President-elect Trump isn’t following through.
DOJ Inspector General urges Congress to empower government watchdogs ahead of...
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Wednesday that Congress must get involved and implement new rules.
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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.