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Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump, Peter Navarro — architects of Trump's Armageddon. (A2 Illustration + WSJ)

Tariffs Expose Rifts in Fragile MAGA Coalition

by Dave Troy | Apr 7, 2025 | Current Archives, Economy

As the world continues to digest Donald Trump’s haphazard announcement of wide-ranging tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy, reshape capital markets, and decimate individual retirement accounts, one vulnerability is becoming clear: the MAGA coalition is not united, and contains exploitable fault lines. Voices as diverse as Mike Pence and Elon Musk have expressed […]

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Social Security Administration, National Labor Relations Board and Environmental Protection Agency seals

Democracy Not Piracy — Opposing Narratives for ’26 & ’28

by Mark Green | Apr 2, 2025 | Politics

Approaching the national “Hands Off” Rallies on Saturday, April 5 and then the “First 100 Days” benchmark, Americans deserve a theory-of-the-case to stop Donald Trump from ruining our lives and rights. I. Abraham Lincoln is best remembered of course for winning the Civil War. That epic event however has obscured a different enduring success of […]

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The letter from the Trump administration to Columbia University

Trump Administration’s Letter to Columbia

by WS Editors | Mar 28, 2025 | Education, Seen on the Web

Letter from the Trump Administration to Columbia University:   Dr. Katrina Armstrong Interim President Columbia University Office of the President 202 Low Library 535 W. 116 St., MC 4309 New York, NY 10027 David Greenwald Claire Shipman Co-Chairs Columbia Board of Trustees 202 Low Library 535 W. 116 St. MC 4309 New York, NY 10027 […]

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Katie Couric interviews Edward Luce, the U.S. National Editor and columnist at the Financial Times.

Katie Couric: Why We Should Be Worried About Elon Musk

by WS Editors | Mar 12, 2025 | Politics, Seen on the Web

Katie Couric spoke to the U.S. National Editor and columnist Edward Luce at the Financial Times about Elon Musk’s unprecedented power in the White House.  

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In France, Senator Claude Malhuret went viral after criticizing the United States' changing policy toward Ukraine and taking aim at President Donald Trump during a general session of the French Senate on March 4, 2025.

Senator Claude Malhuret on the End of American Democracy

by WS Editors | Mar 12, 2025 | Politics, Seen on the Web

Senator Claude Malhuret on the End of American Democracy, speaking in the French Senate, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.   Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ministers, my dear colleagues. Europe is at a critical turning point in its history. The American shield is crumbling, Ukraine risks being abandoned, Russia strengthened. Washington has become […]

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Bad Faith Documentary

Bad Faith

“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns

Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones

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“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024”Variety

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