US President Donald Trump watches as Todd Blanche is sworn in as deputy US attorney general on March 5, 2025 in the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by White House) In a searing rebuke of Trump’s self-dealing lawsuit against the IRS, Judge Kathleen Williams wrote that “a court should… Continue reading
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/ AFP via Getty Images) “He’s reviving conspiracy theories about mail voting, pushing voter suppression, and laying the groundwork for an unprecedented federal takeover of… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s speech to the nation was not only bashed as a “sore loser” rehash, it proved the opposite of what he hoped to prove. Miles Taylor Jul 17∙Preview Donald Trump commandeered primetime last night to make the case that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Instead, he declassified… Continue reading
Posted on July 17, 2026 by Ellen Brown (ellenbrown.com) Image by ScheerPost.com. Discussions of artificial intelligence typically begin with the question, What happens when the machines take our jobs? For thousands of years, work has been the means by which we fed our families, earned our place in society, and gave structure to our lives…. Continue reading
KUTTNER ON TAP July 17, 2026 (Prospect.org) There is a great deal riding on his success, and not just for Britain.On Monday, Andy Burnham becomes prime minister of Britain almost by acclamation. The former mayor of Greater Manchester won a by-election to the House of Commons on June 18 in… Continue reading
His findings are due no later than January 9. The Legislature that elects him votes December 2. Two questions he can answer today, yes or no. Christopher Armitage Jul 16, 2026 One office investigates each use of deadly force by law enforcement in Maine, and the same office decides homicide… Continue reading
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “They are blaming the opposition for people being killed by their police.” Stephen Prager Jul 16, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading
Eduardo Velev cools off in the spray of a fire hydrant during a heatwave on July 1, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) “The next time your community is hit by a heatwave or flash flood, lay some blame with Big Oil. This report is yet another… Continue reading
(Image from Goodreads.com) Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren by John Maynard Keynes “When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals. We shall be able to rid ourselves of many of the pseudo-moral principles which have hag-ridden us for… Continue reading
