The Brennan Center for Justice, a Washington-based think tank, just published a very scary report. Trump and the Republicans in Congress, particularly the House, have been savoring, chopping up, and […]
Tag: Trump
Posted inPractical Politics
The politics of Trumpian historical realignment
As if he is trying to demonstrate that “smart people don’t know everything,” and even the C and D Students can be president, too, Mr. Trump has been making a […]
Posted inNational, News
Rev. Al. Sharpton slams Trump claims that Civil Rights Movement led to reverse discrimination
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today condemned recent claims from President Trump that white people were “very badly treated” as a result of […]
Posted inGovernment, National
Trump engages in diplomatic rivalry with South Africa
America’s long-established sanctuary program got a new wrinkle this year as President Donald Trump embarked upon a game of diplomatic one-upsmanship with the Republic of South Africa. The conflict has […]
Posted inNational
Trump calls affordability a ‘con job’
There are seasons in this country when the struggle of ordinary Americans is not merely a condition but a kind of weather that settles over everything. It enters the grocery […]
Posted inOpinion
U.S. traded global leadership at the G20 for conspiracy theories
“Trump’s reasons for boycotting the event are ridiculous, to be polite … The claim that white people are more affected by criminal acts in the country is not only a […]
Posted inOp-ed, Practical Politics
The politics of hiring clowns and not expecting a circus
One of the first big administrative things the Trump team did upon taking office a second time was the massive firing and demotion of JAG officers. JAG, the Judge Advocate […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics
Congresswoman Maxine Waters blasts President Trump’s cruel and unlawful move
On Oct. 14, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump ordered the mass firing of Department of […]
Posted inEntertainment
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 50 months
Sean “Diddy” Combs stood before the court, flanked by his children’s pleas and his lawyers’ defenses, yet weighed down by a system that has never been even-handed with Black men. […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
Discredited Trump Adviser Navarro attacks Federal Governor Lisa Cook’s Credibility
Last week, Peter Navarro, a senior counselor in Donald Trump’s administration, called Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook a “DEI hire” and a partisan “animal.” This op-ed is in response […]