Tag: Trump administration
Why we need rise-up economics, not trickle-down
The only real way to build the economy is through “rise-up” economics: Investments in our people.
Brainwashed nation
We are a brainwashed nation and the political energy of “resisters” is expended in outrage or, at best, fending off the latest assault on immigrants, the poor, civil liberties.
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.”
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GOP’s federal trifecta and the looming threat to U.S. healthcare
What’s next for healthcare? GOP’s agenda signals cuts and higher costs.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
Media coverage of Amsterdam soccer riot erases Zionist hatred and violence
The events in Amsterdam called for nuanced media coverage that contextualized events and condemned both anti-Jewish and anti-Arab violence.
Oddly, the seismic exposure of Big Lie fraud helps restore faith in elections
Are elections suddenly legitimate, despite irrational, “rigged” whining? Only until MAGA loses.