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 […]
Tag: Trump
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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 […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
Democracy’s solution
While the daily media has us focusing on the dismantling of America’s institutions, healthcare, and services both here and abroad, we see that the issue is not Trump as much […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion, Practical Politics
Practical Politics
The essence of flimflammery and other such tactics meant to trick people into believing one thing while they lose their money on something else, is of course to keep peoples’ […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
Trump administration tries to pretend slavery never happened
The Trump White House has declared war on history itself. In an official article published Friday, Aug. 22, on the White House website, the administration blasted the Smithsonian Institution for […]
