Monthly Archive: August 2017
The Chauncey Gardiner Presidency, Without The Supposed Wisdom
When Trump was elected, I wrote that we should focus far less on anything he says and far more on the...
July Inflation Is Soft Again But Fed Seems Intent On Raising Rates
In the wake of another positive employment report for July, with over 200,000 new jobs created and average hourly earnings up...
WaPo Poll Shows How Fragile Our Democracy Really Is and How Close We Are To Autocracy
I have written a lot of words over the last year or more detailing how the Republican party has been subverting...
Monopoly Monsanto Now Prohibiting Researchers From Investigating Effects Of Its Products
Last we checked in with one of our favorite monopolists, Monsanto, they were passing off research they had written as independent...
Intelligence Committee Staffers Secret Trip To London Actually Adds Credence To Russian Dossier
Rachel Maddow highlighted the fascinating story of two House Intelligence Committee staffers taking a trip to London and trying to meet...
Bush Led Us To Current Korean Crisis And Trump and GOP Are Taking Same Path With Iran
All day and all night yesterday, the mainstream media was telling us that no President has found a way to effectively...
The Horrific Tactics Of ICE and CBP Under Trump
If there is any group that combines the cruelty of the Republican party and the arrogance and abuses of the Trump...
Sinclair TV Deal Is Another Step Toward "Managed Media"
Shortly after Trump was inaugurated, I warned that the country needed to be prepared for the inevitable movement toward a “managed...