by Sam Pizzigati | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog
Another new study on the devastating impact of the Great Recession — on the middle class — has just come out, this one from the Hudson Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank. America’s richest 10 percent, this latest analysis shows, lost 7 percent of their...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog
The best way to spot a con artist is by paying attention to what you don't see, as well as to what you see. Donald Trump says he represents working people, but he has already moved aggressively to tilt the scales in favor of Wall Street’s criminal elite. As Trump...
by Dean Baker | Feb 3, 2017 | Blog
During his presidential campaign Donald Trump frequently talked about how he used campaign contributions as payoffs to advance his business interests. He boasted that if you give politicians money they have to do what you want. In an apparent effort to further advance...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 3, 2017 | Blog
[fve]https://youtu.be/TfWqEeiBp5U[/fve] As the third week of Donald Trump's presidency gets underway, his administration's war on immigrants, especially Muslims, continues unabated. In the first weekend following his "Muslim ban" decree, U.S. Customs and Border...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, got awful reviews for her performance during her confirmation hearing. But no one predicted her confirmation was anything less than a sure deal. Now, suddenly, she's in big trouble. The DeVos unraveling...
by Kathy Mulady | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
More than 2,000 people jammed Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Penn Square on Tuesday, the chanting crowd overflowing into other streets as the protest against Donald Trump’s Muslim ban grew. By some estimates the event, organized by Keystone Progress and other groups, was...
