Sunday, May 17, 2026

Tag: Trump administration

Funding infrastructure: Why China is running circles around America

“If we don’t get our act together very soon, we should all be brushing up on our Mandarin.”

Top 10 signs the US is the most corrupt nation in...

Are Americans not seen as corrupt because we only deal in the big denominations? Think again.

Dr. Strangelove in the Pentagon

What a path of folly we remain headed down – especially with a president proud beyond belief of the size of his “nuclear button.”

In Cuba, Trump’s hostility serves Kremlin

The Russians are emphatically back where the withering of American influence will encourage whatever mischief they mean to create not only in Cuba itself, but in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.

Court orders Trump administration to enforce Obama-era methane rule

Judge William Orrick of the U.S. District Court for Northern California ruled that the Bureau of Land Management's decision was "untethered to evidence."

‘You should be frightened,’ CPAC drifts even more right

Even with all the power there is to be had in government, the House, the Senate and even the presidency, they're still acting like they're losing.

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy and...

Gates has become the third member of Trump’s campaign to plead guilty in the Mueller probe.

Inside the Trump admin’s fight to keep the Keystone XL approval...

“The Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has been nothing but smoke and mirrors.”

The ideology that unites Trump and the authoritarians he admires

It's about propping up "besieged majorities" in multiethnic countries.

What will the Trump mob kill next?

From the start of his White House tenure, the Trumpsters have plotted, stalked and serially killed vibrant members of the English Language.

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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk

A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.

The fuel to my revolutionary optimism

As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.

From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism

Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.

House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation

Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.

Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile

Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.