Tag: Trump administration
Where Trump sees foreign danger
For Trump, it’s immigrants and imports. He doesn’t care much about interference in our democracy.
Trump’s long-delayed pick for science adviser believes in climate change
"Kelvin will be a good science advisor, but so much of what makes an effective science advisor depends not on the person, but on the president and the White House."
Trump administration attempts to tweak capital gains tax only to benefit...
But tax analysts said the proposed tweak would create more tax shelters and increase national debt.
My summer vacation in the UK: What a blooming relief!
Fabricated defiance of the establishment was enough to justify the absurd hypocrisy of Trump's harangues – all evidence to the contrary.
6 reasons for hope in Trump times
First, Donald Trump has been a giant wake-up call that we can’t take democracy for granted.
“Brutal and sadistic”: Noam Chomsky on family separation & the U.S....
More than 400 parents have been deported back to their home countries while their children remain in U.S. custody in facilities scattered across the United States.
These are the corporations behind Trump’s Muslim ban
While it is important to hold our public officials accountable for their role in promoting the Muslim ban, we cannot stop there.
What is our land for?
Should we graze it, log it, drill it, and mine it? Or should we preserve it, study it, recreate in it, and revere it?
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018
What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, as Trump Administration misses family reunification deadline, children protest "horrific" immigration policy, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 26, 2018
Federal lawsuit against President Trump's business interests allowed to proceed, deadly wildfires rage around the world, Betsy Devos is hurting students again, and more.
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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.
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.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.