Category: Politics
Trump Broke the Supreme Court, Too
by Andrew Cohen | Oct 27, 2020 | PoliticsAmy Coney Barrett’s arrival strips away even the pretense of neutrality or nonpartisanship. The U.S. Supreme Court loses something it can hardly get back now that Amy Coney Barrett has been foisted upon it by President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans. It loses even the patina of neutrality that Chief Justice John Roberts has tried […]
Democracy on the Brink: A Rogue President Exploits Racial Divisions and Redefines Executive Power
by Hamilton Fish | Oct 25, 2020 | Election 2020, PoliticsPeople on both sides of this deeply divided country view this election as a fight for the soul of the nation, but any similarity between the opposing camps ends there. President Trump has openly adopted the trappings and the reality of the authoritarian leaders whose respect he covets. He has embraced white supremacists and sided […]
Anatomy of Deceit: Team Trump Deploys Doctors with Dubious Qualifications to Push Fake Cure for Covid-19
by Anne Nelson | Sep 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, PoliticsOn July 27, a dozen physicians posed in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., dressed in white lab coats with “America’s Frontline Doctors” stitched over the pocket. The group’s chief spokesperson was Dr. Simone Gold, an emergency physician from Los Angeles. They were introduced by Jenny Beth Martin, the founding CEO of Tea […]
Trump Economics Embrace Usual Fare of Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and False Promises to the Middle Class
by Steven Pressman | Sep 18, 2020 | Economy, PoliticsTwo numbers reveal everything you need to know about the U.S. economy over the past two decades. Between 1999 and 2018, the S&P 500 grew 6 percent annually, after accounting for dividends (2 percent annual gain) and inflation (2 percent annual loss). Stock prices more than doubled in value over this time period. Wall Street […]
Once Solid Trump Country, Ohio Now Exhibiting Buyer’s Remorse
by Dudley Althaus | Sep 18, 2020 | Election 2020, PoliticsUntil recently deemed irrevocably in Donald Trump’s column, Ohio has been thrown into play as November’s election hurtles near. A series of opinion polls since the spring have put Trump neck and neck with Joe Biden. Analysts say that makes Ohio a mineshaft canary for the president’s reelection, regardless of whether he ultimately carries the […]
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