by Robert Borosage | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Donald Trump is a masterful con man, and his presidency will be a bait-and-switch of epic proportions. He will, on one hand, appeal to the populist temper of the time—as he did this week with his “thank you tour”—and with stunts, as he did with the Carrier deal or his...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump's recent cabinet picks have a history of being very good ... to Donald Trump. Working Americans probably won't be as lucky. His latest hire is wrestling billionaire Linda McMahon, who's been tapped to lead the Small Business Administration. In the...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog
"You better keep your eye on your kids. We know what car you drive." That's the kind of threats a local union official is getting after President-presumed-Elect Donald Trump tweeted something bad about him. "You gonna die. Death is coming to you real soon." A Florida...
by Bill Scher | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
It's a simple fact that most Americans did not vote for Donald Trump. But our republic is not designed to reward the top vote-getter. It's designed to guard against tyranny-of-the-majority, and ensure that minority voices will help shape public policy. But the fluke...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Betsy DeVos for US Secretary of Education in his administration set off a firestorm of commentary on what her impact might be on furthering "school choice" ventures like charter schools and vouchers that send taxpayer...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign "more jobs and better wages." So on Wednesday several hundred workers gathered near the White House and challenged Trump to be true to his words. Speaking at the New York Economic Club in September, Donald...
