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 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 Bill Scher | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Reuters is reporting that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will be Donald Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Unsurprisingly, Pruitt is one of the conservative attorneys general who has sued to block President Barack Obama's Clean Power...
by Bill Scher | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
The announcement that Ben Carson has been tapped to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development has come with reminders that Carson opposes President Barack Obama's new rules intended to strengthen enforcement of the 1968 Fair Housing Act and reduce the...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Our country's privileged few used to exert their control through political surrogates. Now, thanks to Trump, they're taking a more hands-on approach. If it weren't for his appeals to hate, it would be easy to understand why so many voters were taken in by Trump. It's...
