Trump Throws “Great Gatsby” Party at Mar-a-Lago as Food Stamps End for Millions

Democracy Now! Nov 3, 2025 Latest Shows Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de… President Trump held a lavish Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago Friday, just hours before an estimated 42 million people lost SNAP benefits across the country. Kirk Curnutt, the executive director of the international F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, says… Continue reading

Trump Throws Lavish Halloween ‘Great Gatsby’ Party On Eve Of SNAP Running Dry

The president hosted his glittering, Roaring ’20s-themed event at Mar-a-Lago hours before federal food benefits were set to go on pause. By Hilary Hanson Nov 1, 2025 (HuffPost.com) Hours before millions of Americans were set to lose federal food benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown, President Donald Trump hosted a glittering party at his Mar-a-Lago… Continue reading

Judge Blocks Trump From Requiring Proof of Citizenship on Federal Voting Form

Voters cast their ballots at a polling place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) “Trump’s attempt to impose a documentary proof of citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form is an unconstitutional power grab,” said one plaintiff in the case. Brett Wilkins Oct… Continue reading

Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips

“The whole secret of politics is knowing who hates who.” –Kevin Phillips (Image from WGBH.org) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kevin Phillips Born November 30, 1940New York City, U.S. Died October 9, 2023 (aged 82)Naples, Florida, U.S. Alma mater Colgate University (B.A., 1961)University of Edinburgh (1959–60)[citation needed]Harvard University (J.D., 1964) Occupations Authorcolumnistpundit Spouse Martha Henderson ​(m. 1968)​ Children… Continue reading