Tag: economy
Mike Pence sees a ‘real opportunity’ to gut health care for...
Trump’s White House will likely go along with efforts to block grant Medicaid.
Meet the six big banks keeping private prisons in business
Without these institutions, The GEO Group and CoreCivic would be in trouble—which is what advocates for divestment want.
Trump agrees to pay $25 million in Trump U fraud settlement
The $25 million settlement was reached just days before Trump would have been required to testify in one of the California class-action lawsuits against him.
The Koch connection
Donald Trump is not the only — or even the biggest — real and present danger to our democratic republic.
TPP is dead. What did we learn from this great progressive...
We must insist that trade deals never be written to override policies that sovereign governments might later decide are best for their people, culture key industries and the environment.
Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan: Lincoln had a bolder solution
Trump’s plan is unusual because, as written, it seems to be targeted at fully private projects, which are less common.
How to pay taxes (NOT!) like Donald Trump
Some tips for Americans who would like to follow the president-elect’s example.
NY Times publishes article written by Bernie Sanders: Where the Democrats...
“I am saddened, but not surprised, by the outcome.”
Why is Washington still pushing the trans-pacific partnership?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) embodies the stacked deck. It was negotiated in secret of, by and for the global corporations.
What Does It Take to Survive Where You Live?
A new report concludes that current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour doesn’t come close, anywhere in the United States.
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Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as offshore killings escalate
An executive order reviving WMD language coincides with deadly US strikes at sea, prompting warnings of illegal force, mission creep, and echoes of Iraq-era justifications.
Will ambushed voters be so repulsed by MAGA’s war against America—systemic reform looks good?
Could tycoons not do any better than the farcical, dishonest Keystone Kops klutzes—Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Patel, Noem, Bondi, Ludnick and RFK Jr.?
Wikipedia founders face backlash over push to rewrite ‘Gaza genocide’ entry
More than 40 advocacy groups accuse Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger of attempting censorship and genocide denial amid mounting political pressure and internal disputes over neutrality.
Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...
How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech
Progressives push War Powers votes to block Trump escalation in Venezuela
As floor votes approach, lawmakers cite tanker seizures, strike threats, and constitutional limits to argue Congress must stop unauthorized hostilities.