Tag: Trump administration
The useful idiocy of Donald Trump
The inability of the political establishment and the press to moderate or reform Trump’s egregious behavior is rooted in their loss of credibility.
Trump to give surplus military gear to law enforcement to keep...
There have been 11 school shootings this year alone. And Trump's response is to equip law enforcement with more guns.
Trump’s America: Open to global capital, not people
America didn’t become great by global capital seeking higher returns, but by people from all over world seeking better lives.
Six big losers in our ‘booming’ economy
The people in power let the rich grow richer while the poor keep suffering.
Creating an empire of graveyards?
No one can showcase our grim American world, tweet by outrageous tweet, in quite his fashion.
Trump isn’t just incompetent and his agenda isn’t just bad. It’s...
After a year that's brought us closer to nuclear war, ethnic cleansing, and climate catastrophe, it's time to consider that the Trump-GOP agenda may be genuinely evil.
50 years later: Trump administration’s off-shore drilling plan completely unnecessary
This time around, partisan politics have become part of the process.
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.