Monday, February 9, 2026

Tag: estate tax

Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid...

The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.

Trump’s Estate Tax: An Aristocrat’s Gift to His Friends and Family

Trump won’t fight for the little guy. He’s only fighting for himself, and for the privileged boys and girls who are the only peer group he has ever cared about.

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Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan

Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.

$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs

“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.

The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis

“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon

EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba

This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.

What do Minnesota and Venezuela have in common?

The governing logic of the Trump administration increasingly treats both Democratic-controlled U.S. states and neighboring countries as spaces requiring imperial pacification rather than democratic self-rule.