Tag: economy
Trump’s epic budget swindle
Only a politician who thinks his supporters will never figure out how he scammed them would attempt such an epic betrayal. And perhaps that is the worst insult of all.
Trump budget slashes safety net programs, boosts military and defense
“It probably is the most conservative budget that we’ve had under Republican or Democrat administrations in decades.”
Stop blaming workers, the bosses made this mess
Immigration reform cannot be separated from labor and trade reform. We can't fix the former without dealing with the other two.
Trump kleptocracy
Since our “leaders” seem incapable, we will need to lead ourselves, it appears. This is our democracy and we want it back.
Erie Pennsylvania’s schools are a canary in the coal mine of...
Schools in low-income communities in many states don’t have the resources to give students access to opportunities that are available in wealthier areas.
A tax plan only a one percenter could love
It takes serious mental gymnastics to argue that Trump’s tax agenda would benefit the average working Joe or Jane.
Trade is Trump’s biggest broken promise
Trump, who campaigned promising to “drain the swamp” in Washington, has filled his administration with the very swamp creatures his voters hated.
The cuts in Trump’s budget you haven’t heard about
While national outrage is focused on Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, tiny agencies helping communities that teeter on the edge of poverty would also disappear.
Wall street sodbusters
Big-money speculators are buying up farms, charging tenants to farm it, and boxing young, real farmers out of the market.
Why Trumponomics fails
Trump seems utterly ignorant about global competition – and about what’s really holding back American workers.
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.