Tag: Trump administration
Banishing DREAMers: The meanness isn’t just Trump
Tens of millions of Americans – many aging and white – are willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
Why we should abolish the debt ceiling
Fighting over whether or not to raise the debt ceiling is a meaningless and dangerous distraction. So abolish it.
Trump admin quietly pushing ‘small scale’ LNG exports that avoid environmental...
“The Trump Administration is focused on finding ways to unleash American energy."
Trump card: Ryan Zinke and the battle for America’s public lands
This is a legacy that will still be impacting both people and planet long after he’s gone.
Carl Pope: Why Donald Trump is going after our national monuments
Under Trump’s instructions, his cabinet has bountifully rewarded the patron’s favorite clients with sparkling rewards.
Self-made minefields doom GOP scams – what doesn’t boomerang?
Scanning ahead, what major talking points or legislative agendas won’t end badly for Republicans, whether passed or not? Doubling-down, the reflexive GOP way, now invites double-jeopardy, especially as the Trump/Rightwing keeps marching into its own self-made political mine field.
Trump attorney sues Greenpeace over Dakota Access in $300 million racketeering...
“They are apparently trying to market themselves as corporate mercenaries willing to abuse the legal system to silence legitimate advocacy work.”
Collaboration: Be careful who you work with
At a time when precise language has gone missing from the White House, how best to describe those Republicans still loyal to President Trump?
Trump green lights arctic drilling
The company behind the Arctic drilling project has a history of disregard for regulatory compliance.
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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.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
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.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
Trump’s plans to weaponize the military against protesters and immigrants face fewer legal constraints
Amid threats to deploy federal troops for mass deportations and protest suppression, advocates warn that recent legal shifts may grant unprecedented latitude to a second Trump administration.