Tag: Donald Trump
What Saves America from the Blight of Trumpery?
Sometimes in the melodrama of ongoing history names tell the story. Both "trump" and "trumpery" fit to such a tee one wonders about the sense of humor cultivated by providence, fate or invisible deities.
Is Donald Trump Really a ‘Fascist’?
Is Trump a real live fire-breathing fascist? The majority of citizens have no use for Trump and Trumpism because it isn't the solution to "make America great again."
The Most Bizarre, Yet Intriguing, Presidential Campaign in Modern History
If Donald Trump represents the bizarre side of this developing presidential race, then Senator Bernie Sanders represents the serious, rational side. But no matter what the turnout, Americans yearn for fresh blood, new thinking and new ideas.
Trump: For Republicans, Their Worst Nightmare
Donald Trump is the Republican party's worst nightmare. But they will have to sit back and watch as Trump takes over America’s political stage all while capturing a large share of the GOP base constituency.
Trump’s Tantrums: Tawdry Glitz for Hoodwinked Peanut Gallery
Though P.T. Barnum was as "self-absorbed and self-aggrandizing as Donald Trump," he was far less racists. Is this "palinesque loser" reviving the Gong Show?
The Revolt Against the Ruling Class
As Robert Reich puts it, "Political insiders don’t see that the biggest political phenomenon in America today is a revolt against the 'ruling class.'” Are Trump and Sanders agents of this revolt?
Trump’s Slur Stokes Phony Fury
While Donald Trump continues to be a loud-mouthed celebrity's gaffe, Jeb Bush's feigned outrage over Trumps comments of John McCain not being a "war hero" puts him in the same category— a sanctimonious fraud.
‘The Donald Show’
Just who we would have wanted to enter the race for president recently made his announcement in a full showbiz extravaganza. Donald Trump, the self-promoting "hypester," is starting his run—let the lunacy begin!
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Trump-backed PAC took $5 million from tobacco giant before FDA opened door to flavored...
A multimillion-dollar contribution from Reynolds American was disclosed days before tobacco executives met with President Trump and less than a week before federal regulators issued guidance that could expand flavored vape sales and benefit major cigarette manufacturers.
Woman forced to give birth in Brooklyn courtroom sparks outrage over conditions inside New...
Legal advocates and public defenders say a detained woman spent more than 24 hours in custody before giving birth on a courtroom bench in handcuffs, exposing what protesters describe as dangerous and degrading conditions in Brooklyn Criminal Court.
Alex Saab and the fragility of the solidarity movement
It’s difficult not to see the renewed imprisonment of Alex Saab as a disappointing capitulation to U.S. coercion after so many of us fought for his freedom, but we cannot forget the task at hand.
Trump’s EPA weakens climate super pollutant rules while claiming grocery savings
The administration says easing restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons will lower costs for consumers, but economists, climate experts, and even refrigeration industry leaders warn the move may do little to reduce grocery prices while slowing efforts to curb some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases.