First, what the hell was this all about? On Monday, Fox News hyped Donald Trump’s Council to Re-Open America. Trump says decision coming ‘shortly’ on reopening economy, as task force formed: Sources told Fox News Monday that the second task force, which Trump first teased last Friday and is set to be formally introduced Tuesday, … Read more
Donald Trump has always shown a disdain for multinational organizations. He has continually whined over the years about N.A.T.O., the W.T.O., the U.N., the E.U., N.A.F.T.A., and the G7, saying American allies have continually taken advantage of the United States (and Presidents dumber than the Stable Genius) since the end of World War Two. In … Read more
Excerpted from Welfare for the Rich: How Your Tax Dollars End Up in Millionaires’ Pockets – And What You Can Do About It by Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers. Introduction Welfare for the Rich is designed to inform Americans—especially taxpayers who are footing most of the bill—about the massive movement of money from millions of middle- and … Read more
Nearly eight years ago, I wrote this post: The Case for Socialism. That was long before a self-styled Democratic Socialist launched the first of two presidential campaigns. It was before a young member of the Socialist Alternative Party, running as a Democrat, upset an entrenched, corporate-owned incumbent, then gained the largest nationwide following of any … Read more
By Muthoni Wambu Kraal Overview Thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to take all the feedback we’ve gotten since 2016 and incorporate it into our planning for this year. Our process has allowed us to make more strategic decisions to build out our programs and has me so excited with all that we will … Read more