Tag: Smedley Butler
Trust Congress? Consider what Smedley Butler said
Congress can be bought today as it was bought then.
The retired General who stopped a Wall Street coup
General Smedley Butler blew the whistle on a millionaire-led effort to oust FDR and the New Deal.
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Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on drug prices, halting efforts to lower costs
Trump reverses progress on drug affordability, halting Medicare and Medicaid cost-saving initiatives.
Trump’s inaugural address criticized for ignoring key issues facing working families
President Trump’s lack of focus on healthcare, housing, and income inequality sparks backlash from Senator Bernie Sanders.
Donald Trump’s second term will be bad news for endangered ocean and coastal animals
The re-election of Donald Trump has scientists and conservationists like me worried about the wildlife and wild places we’ve dedicated our lives...
Trump signs executive order targeting birthright citizenship: Legal and humanitarian concerns arise
Trump targets a cornerstone of U.S. citizenship in first-day executive order.
Takeover by rogue secessionist from within—fortress America nibbled to death by ruthless ducks
What the rebellious confederacy could not pull off with violence, today’s nefarious secession depends on legalistic, electoral and political trappings.