by Libero Della Piana | Jan 24, 2017 | Progressive Vision, The Trump Swamp
The massive Women’s March in Washington last Saturday started off with a bang the resistance to the incoming administration of Donald Trump and his policies. The breadth and scale of the myriad sister marches held around the country and the globe, from big cities to...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 13, 2016 | Climate, The Trump Swamp
The two latest Cabinet nominations announced by President-elect Donald Trump are the equivalent of a middle finger to the planet. It would be almost impossible to come up with a more offensive combination of epithets shouted in the face of those of us who care about...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 12, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
"As we have learned before, when we are under attack, together we must stand up and fight back." - Larry Cohen Before we accept the threatened destruction of our government as "normal" or "just politics," here is something to think about. Our government is supposed to...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Outgoing Louisiana Republican Congressman Charles Boustany is being talked about as a contender for becoming Donald Trump's US Trade Representative (USTR). Politico wrote about this in "Boustany making bid for top trade spot," summing up his qualifications as mostly...
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...
