Tag: Donald Trump
Our Long National Debate Nightmare is Over
Until the public demands better, the puppet show will go on.
Missing From the Debates: Climate Change, Poverty, Campaign Finance and More
The presidential candidates have not been asked questions on some of the critical issues facing us, and Chris Wallace has no plans to ask them.
The Mosul Campaign and the Third Presidential Debate
Clinton was secretary of state, so why is she so flat-footed on these foreign policy issues?
The Last Debate: How Low Will It Go?
The night’s biggest question won’t be asked by the moderator. The question is: How low can this race go before it’s over?
Critical Foreign Policy Questions
We won’t likely hear these questions asked in the final presidential debate, but their answers are critical to our democratic future.
Trump Reigns as Unapologetic, Dark Lord of Misrule
Ultimately, hard times, polarity, and refusal to be a serious candidate informed Trump as Lord of Misrule.
The Billionaire Oligarchs Don’t Give Out Bread Anymore, but They Gleefully...
Oligarchs keep the mind of the public off important crises while making money off of higher viewership of their diverting media.
Hillary Clinton, Paul Ryan, and the Crisis of American Capitalism
In all respects, the American political economy has become radically imbalanced.
Sheriff Openly Calls for Riots as Trump Says Election is ‘Rigged’
David Clarke tweeted that it’s “pitchforks and torches time.”
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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.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.