by Richard Eskow | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
Thousands of demonstrators marched on Saturday to demand that Donald Trump release his tax returns. But, barring an unexpected surprise – a W2 form issued by Vladimir Putin, or a 1099 from mafia boss Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno – we already know Trump’s ugliest tax...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has issued a declaration of class war against the American people. His words may have sounded wonkish or technical, but underneath the coded language, Mulvaney was expressing Republicans' extreme ideas with unusual directness....
by Richard Eskow | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
It’s possible to get carried away with outrage. Sometimes people mean to say relatively innocent things and they come out sounding wrong. Politics doesn’t need to become an indignation factory, and not every Republican gaffe is a sign of incipient fascism. But Sean...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
Senators love to talk about their history and customs. “The U.S. Senate relies heavily on tradition and precedent,” the Senate website says. “Many of its current rules, procedures, and traditions date from the First Congress in 1789.” But Republicans have been doing...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
Last month, the Congressional "Freedom Caucus" was instrumental in defeating a health bill put forward by Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. That bill would have deprived an estimated 26 million Americans of health coverage to provide a tax cut for the wealthy,...
