Tag: President Donald Trump
Trump botched all this
“More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.”
Trump’s 4-step plan for reopening the economy will be lethal
He’s trying to force the economy to reopen in order to boost his electoral chances this November, and he’s selling out Americans’ health to seal the deal. This is beyond contemptible.
The fight for Bernie delegates is escalating — and could help...
Corporate media and powerful Democrats are eager to portray the 2020 Democratic presidential race as a thing of the past. But progressive activists have some very different ideas.
Trump must be defeated!
The general support of the Republican Party for the fossil fuel industry is the reason why Prof. Noam Chomsky has called the party “the most dangerous organization in history”.
Trump must choose between a global ceasefire and America’s long lost...
Like his predecessors from Truman to Obama, Trump has been caught in the trap of America’s blind, deluded militarism.
Stupefied yet? What’s left but renaming: ‘Trumpington, DC’ or ‘Trump Tower...
To coin a phrase, “To the spoiled victors go the victorious spoils.”
A president spinning out of control but, amazingly, remains in control...
Right now we have a massive hole in our government, we have a president spinning out of control, and there is nothing we can do about it.
From Ukraine to coronavirus: Trump’s abuse of power continues
To Donald Trump, the coronavirus crisis is just another opportunity.
Trump attempting to protect corporations from legal liability for workers who...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce claimed this issue is the largest area of concern for the business community before reopening doors.
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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.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.