Trump wants to cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent, in order to “make the United States more competitive.” That tax cut is nuts.
How Not to Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Poor
Donald Trump wants to slash Medicaid, Social Security disability, & food stamps in order to expand the military & give the rich & corporations big tax cuts.
The Shameful Way Donald Trump Is Like Andrew Jackson
Donald Trump avows his admiration for Andrew Jackson and seeks to identify with him and He displays a portrait of Jackson in the Oval Office.
Robert Reich: Trump’s Rollback of Civil Rights
Trump’s budget isn’t just about massive tax cuts for the and huge cuts for the poor. He also wants to roll back civil rights under his proposed budget.
Making America Meaner
A president contributes to setting the norms of our society. Trump is setting them at a new low for America, the country that purports to be free.
Elite Media Need to Recognize Assaults on Reporters as a Pattern–and a Threat
Mainstream media must come down hard on all those who attempt to stifle the free press’ constitutional right and duty. They cannot succumb to intimidation.
Trump’s Cruel and Deviant Budget
Budgets are overall expressions of values and priorities. Trump’s budget is cruel and deviant and one hopes it does not make it through Congress.
Europe’s View of Trump
The anti-trump sentiment is even stronger in Europe than it is in the U.S. If Trump expects his European trip to give him a reprieve, he’s mistaken.
When the Trump Coup makers Cometh
So what did you think a U.S.-styled “soft coup” would look like? Are we seeing the intended removal of President Trump in a process never seen in America?
At CNN, Imagining an Absurd Iranian/ISIS Alliance
You’d hope that CNN hosts and leading analysts on national cable news networks would understand the difference between Sunn and Shia.