Monday, June 16, 2025

Tag: Donald Trump

Department of government chaos, revenge, and patronage

And MAGA, in the end, is just a load of DoGCRaP

Trump is trying to reverse the New Deal

The class politics of Trump carry forward the actions of his predecessors across the last century.

No more dog whistles

Isn’t it now time for all of us to reclaim our space—and nation—from Donald Trump?

Knowledge is not just power but what drives unrivaled US prosperity—slashed...

Fantasy magic thinking is a very expensive folly when human lives are at stake.

Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals

An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.

Going, going, gone!

Living in the world according to Donald Trump.

The Trump effect on elections globally

But with the recent election results in Canada and Australia, it’s possible to see the limits of Trump’s influence and the signs of a swing back to some semblance of normalcy.

Why the right really hates the Postal Service

It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.

The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large

The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.

Trump’s energy secretary denies freezing federal funding, asks, ‘what does frozen...

It’s not clear whether some projects will be entirely scrapped by the new administration—and if so, what criteria the DOE plans to use as it decides which projects should survive.

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“No Kings Day” was historic. Now we need a powerful – and independent –...

People can unite to lead so that leaders will follow, and justice can prevail.

American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating

We do know that protests against ICE raids have been intensifying around the country for months, alongside protests opposing perceived power-grabs by the Trump administration.

Trump signals possible US entry into Israel Iran war as death toll rises and...

As Israel expands its military assault on Iran, President Trump suggests US forces “could get involved,” sparking warnings from lawmakers and experts of illegal war and regional catastrophe.

Hundreds of thousands march in red to encircle the Hague and demand action on...

With Gaza’s death toll surpassing 55,000, Dutch protesters form a human “red line” around the International Court of Justice, calling for sanctions on Israel and a decisive end to the war.

Approaching the end of liberal internationalism

Will America ever rejoin the international community?