by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog
The millions who gathered in Washington and around the country for the historic Women's March, one day after Donald Trump's inauguration, made an indisputable statement: Trump may have won the presidency, but he did not win a mandate to govern. The chants of...
by Spencer Rumsey | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog
It was a big day on Long Island. President Donald Trump was jetting in for what he thought would be a victory lap on health care and some “tough talk” to a hand-picked audience about immigration. Easy, right? Sorry, Donald. Things didn’t work out quite the way you...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog
After crashing and burning in their quest to repeal Obamacare, Republicans have turned to their perennial passion: corporate and personal tax cuts. President Donald Trump has promised “the biggest tax cut in history,” and the GOP is ready to help him deliver....
by Jeff Bryant | Aug 5, 2017 | Blog
Parents getting their children ready to go back to school this fall may be dismayed at the long and pricey school supply lists they're getting from their local schools. They can rest assured their children's teachers feel the pain, too. In July, a story about an...
by Leo Gerard | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog
President Donald Trump, author of “The Art of the Deal,” said this week that China is giving American workers and companies a crummy one. He promised to do something about it. This occurred within days of his Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, demanding “fair, free and...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 3, 2017 | Blog
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, what's the value of a single word? If you’re a Democratic Party leader and the word is “compete,” the answer may be: more than you can afford. Much of the Democratic Party’s rhetoric has been ‘Uberized’ by a creeping free-market...
