by Miles Mogulescu | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
PREFACE: As someone who had briefly met Steve Bannon in the ‘80s when he was a Hollywood investment banker, I wrote an article about him back in August, as he was first being hired to help run Trump’s campaign, entitled “Don’t Underestimate How Much Steve...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
President-elect Donald Trump made a number of promises to his voters. Here is today's post about a promise that he has already broken. "Today's Broken Trump Promise" is certain to be a regular series. During the campaign Trump promised again and again that he would...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
On Friday the White House announced it was dropping its effort to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the "lame duck" session of Congress. It looks like TPP is really dead. Let this be a lesson to us. TPP "Buried By A Wave of Antitrade Political Sentiment" On...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
It’s already a Washington truism that Donald Trump, who promised to "drain the swamp" of lobbyists and others who exploit government for personal gain, has turned to it instead for his key appointments. It's true. The reptiles are taking over. Let's take a tour of the...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Somebody once said that healing is the process of reclaiming our own biographies. Millions of people are trying to heal right now, but their stories remain unwritten. What killed the Democrats' chances? People are still sifting through the data, but here are twelve...
by Miles Mogulescu | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The peaceful transition of power from one elected president to the next under the rule of law is a sacred hallmark of our Republic. None can deny that Donald Trump is the legally chosen president-elect. But that does not necessarily mean, as some in the media and the...
