by Dave Johnson | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
President Trump formally withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Though TPP was killed by a long progressive fight that resulted in it not having the votes to pass Congress, of course, he took credit for killing it himself. TPP was another "trade"...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog
When the history of Donald Trump's administration is written, people may point to the appointment of a Koch Brothers' operative to a little-known White House position as a turning point in Trump's evolution from unorthodox Republican candidate to doctrinaire corporate...
by Mark Trahant | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog
The following was originally posted at TrahantReports.com President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration weekend: Pomp and circumstance. Pettiness and chaos. Huge crowds of supporters. And even larger crowds from the Women’s March in cities and small towns around the world....
by Dave Johnson | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog
Saturday's marches and rallies. Wow. Huge, huge crowds, even the little place, even in the heartland. Some say it was the biggest demonstration in US history. It is now estimated that between 3.3 million and 4.6 million people turned out for the Women's March...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog
The world’s richest and most powerful will go to great lengths to have a good time. They’ll even pretend they relish waxing philosophical — about humanity’s future and fate. Last week, at the annual World Economic Forum high up in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos,...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog
Donald Trump’s inaugural address stunned Washington elites. The New York Times, Washington Post and others commented on its unbridled populism, its accusatory tone. The Post’s antiquated conservative, George Will, scorned it as “the most dreadful inaugural address...
