Tag: Trump administration
Could the Cold War return with a vengeance?
The Pentagon plans for a perpetual three-front “Long War” against China and Russia.
Don’t let Trump betray veterans
Is the Trump administration working on a scheme fronted by the billionaire Koch brothers to "privatize" the VA health system?
Attorney linked to Trump campaign sentenced to prison
Alex Van Der Zwaan was sentenced to 30 days in prison on Tuesday and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.
Auto Alliance pushed climate denial to get Trump admin to abandon...
The Trump administration has announced its intention to weaken standards, relying on misinformation provided by the Auto Alliance and its members.
Three elements coalescing to send Trump and Republicans into a crushing...
It’s time for America to, once again, become the government of, by and for the people.
Weapons for anyone
Has Donald Trump become this country’s assassin-in-chief with impressive alacrity?
Trump’s recycling program
In many countries, covering up war crimes would itself merit prosecution; in Washington, it earns a promotion.
Buried, altered, silenced: 4 ways government climate information has changed since...
Across agency websites, documents have disappeared, web pages have vanished and language has shifted in ways that appear to reflect the policies of the new administration.
Big brother isn’t watching you
All that remains to be asked is who was murdered (democracy?) and did he do it?
How Trump is preparing for war
When the occupant of the White House and the sycophants surrounding him are prepared to do and use anything to win a political war at home, nothing and no one is safe.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
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.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
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.