New York’s Economy Teeters on a Precipice
New York as an example of the effects of economic undertow created by the Trump Administration.
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IM Doc: Report from Flyover on the Democratic Party’s Self Destruction
The Democratic Party’s slow-motion suicide continues.
Read more...The Far-Right and the Crypto Scam
How Trump and his allies use crypto to rig the rules of the game in their favor and fleece rubes.
Read more...Why the EU Is Failing
The Democratic Deficit is one reason why the EU is perceived to be failing; but there are others such as too much power being concentrated in one unelected institution and a lack of transparency
Read more...DOGE Going Dark as Evidence of Fabrications, Destructive Results and Citizen Anger Rises
OGE is turning out to be as reckless and wantonly destructive as its fiercest critics warned.
Read more...MAHA Three Card Monte? Decision to Axe Advisory Groups Could Spell Trouble for US Food Safety
Concerns that RFK Jr.’s MAHA may set back food safety, particularly with regard to pathogens.
Read more...Tightening the Screws: Columbia as Early Focus of Conservative Revenge on Universities
Trump and Vance have ratcheted up their war against universities in a big way.
Read more...Putin’s Nyet to US-Ukraine Ceasefire Scheme: More Than Meets the Western Eye?
More on the Russian rejection of the US-Ukraine ceasefire scheme, now from Putin himself.
Read more...Call Your Senators This Morning to Object to the Continuing Resolution That Will Enable Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Programs and More
The pending continuing resolution has provision that hand key Congressional spending and oversight to Trump. Call to oppose it.
Read more...Leadership in the Senate: New Boss Same as the Old Boss?
Following the money shows why Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell’s shadow will last long beyond his tenure.
Read more...Russian Negotiator Reiterates “Nyet” on Ceasefire Even Before US Emissary Steve Witkoff Arrives in Moscow
Russia nixes the barmy US-Ukraine peace scheme faster and more directly than expected. What next?
Read more...Business Press Suddenly and Widely Reporting Damage Done by Trump Economic Policies
As the wheels start coming off the Trump economy, the president shows no sign of changing course.
Read more...Neoliberalism and a Healthy Population Are Incompatible
It can’t be said often enough that neoliberalism is unhealthy for children and other living things.
Read more...Trump Tariffs Plunge Local NYC Businesses Into Uncertainty
A look at the damage being done by Trump tariffs, though the eyes of small business operators in New York City.
Read more...So Much for Trump’s Peace Deal with Russia: US Backs Zelensky with Pre-Rejected-by-Russia Ceasefire Scheme
After the (arguably deserved) humiliation of Zelensky after an Oval Office row, the negotiation plan agreed in Jeddah is a big win for him
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