Tag: politics
Nation unified as scandal-rich contest IDs ‘Trump’s most damning legacy’
Just because we don’t know the worst yet to come doesn’t mean we can’t have fun in the meantime.
On Asia trip, Trump met by protests calling on US to...
Professor Bruce Cumings, who just returned from Seoul, South Korea, talks about Trump and how upon his arrival he was met with protests.
US is now the ONLY country not in Paris climate agreement
Trump's stance on climate change and his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has generated intense global criticism.
GOP, Democrats spin tax plan
Leaders in both parties make false and misleading claims about the GOP’s $1.5 trillion tax cut plan.
VP Pence won’t entertain Trump resignation
At his first under-reported, press conference, VP Pence shows why he remains Donald Trump’s best, most enthusiastic appointment.
A nation of relentless savagery
“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world: My own government, I cannot be silent.”
Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart: People are dying in opioid crisis because...
Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor Carl Hart argues that people are dying because of ignorance, not because of opioids.
If you think DACA recipients are the only ones whose jobs...
Trump’s policy plans will end up hurting many people’s jobs, even though one of the biggest planks in his campaign platform was his promise to make jobs “great again” in America.
5 facts about Mike Pence’s close ties to the Koch Brothers...
The Vice President’s influence over the federal government and his fealty to the Koch agenda is breathtaking.
Americans and their love for perpetual wars
America can be – or rather, can only be – prosperous and strong without engaging in perpetual wars and aggression.
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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
Ukrainian neutrality is still the key to peace
The article explains why Ukrainian neutrality is still the key to peace, just as it was when Ukraine and Russia negotiated a draft peace agreement in March and April 2022, which the United States tragically rejected and blocked.
GOP’s Medicaid cuts plan draws widespread backlash as experts warn of devastating consequences
Leaked GOP plan shows intent to strip millions of Americans of healthcare access.
FTC report exposes big pharma middlemen inflating drug prices by up to 7,736%
Report reveals big pharma middlemen inflating drug prices, reaping billions in excess revenue.
Trump’s External Revenue Service sparks alarm over regressive tax hikes and wealthy giveaways
Trump’s tariff-driven plan to fund tax cuts for the wealthy faces criticism from economists and lawmakers.