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What is Trump's aim amid all the chaos and craziness? While he blusters for our entertainment, his rich cronies loot the Treasury.
Amid all the uncertainty about Donald Trump’s presidency, his admirers are sure of one thing: The economy is booming, and it’s because of him. We are riding a mighty wave of prosperity driven by his ...
Republicans never thought to pretend that Trumpcare would be "terrific" and fix the things voters don't like about the Affordable Care Act -- high deductibles, unchecked premiums and the insurance mandate -- because they knew ...
Cutting Meals On Wheels in Trump's "hard-power" budget is a good joke on the old white people who mostly voted for him -- and as Danziger notes, that same budget will deliver a fat, juicy ...
We billionaires just wanted to say a quick thanks for voting for Donald Trump without paying nearly any attention to what his actual policies would be. It's the least we can do, given that you've ...
Here is the GOP scam in a nutshell: Tax cuts for truly wealthy people increase their income and wealth; tax cuts for working people actually decrease their income and wealth over time. Get ready for ...
We should take a lesson from Trump's GOP, which won bigly by appealing directly to its base with full-throated partisan rhetoric. America needs an uprising from the left that is large enough to wipe away ...
If the outrage in the streets and town halls is matched by a stunning electoral defeat in Tom Price's Georgia district, it could put the fear of getting gnawed at the polls in the mind ...
Private splendor and public squalor has never been more evident. While the recent election gave federal power to those who would widen the gap, state and local governments, the governments closest to the people, are ...
The incoming Trump administration understandably frightens liberals, but right-wing successes at a state level would have moved forward regardless of who won the election. What's more, bipartisan support for policies of austerity and neoliberalism have ...
Obamacare is a modern miracle that has expanded coverage to record levels, cut the federal deficit and expanded the life of Medicare, while adding benefits and protections for every insured American. Yet the GOP has ...
Ebenezer Scrooge may be Charles Dickens' personification of everything that is wrong with unfettered greed. But to Paul Ryan, Scrooge -- with his estimated net worth of $1.6 billion -- is a proud example of ...
Like the 2001 terrorist attacks, the Donald Trump upset win threatens Americans' sense of safety and continuity. The difference is that the 9/11 tragedy forged national unity, whereas the Trump election exposed grave internal discord.
Before Trump turned the Republican nominating contest into a battle of boasts and bullying, right-wing extremists had dominated the party. Their platform, not surprisingly, goes even further to the right than what’s even been heard ...
Trump needs to defend his ego from every slight and sees criticism as a threat to his identity. But it's his personal cruelty that should most terrify voters.
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