KUTTNER ON TAP Germany’s far right, China, and Trump Unless the West devises better economic strategies, the AfD will keep gaining ground. The 44 percent support for the neo-Nazi Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the small east German state of Saxony-Anhalt has produced great anxiety about the causes of… Continue reading
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican midterm convention on September 9, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) “Yeah, just like we got a $2,000 tariff refund, a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a 500% cut in prescription drug prices, $2 gas.” Jake Johnson… Continue reading
A conversation with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner by Robert Kuttner September 8, 2026 (Prospect.org) By all indications, the midterm elections should produce a massive blue wave, unless of course Trump and his thugs manage to steal it. How likely is he to succeed? I put the question to one of… Continue reading
Members of National Nurses United rally with lawmakers to show their support for the Medicare for All Act on April 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) As Trump-GOP healthcare cuts devastate millions, Yale experts have found that Medicare for All would save the US over $1… Continue reading
August 25, 2026 (Prospect.org) MEYERSON ON TAP Will the Republican justices OK Trump’s efforts to winnow the midterm electorate?Yesterday’s ruling doesn’t foretell where they’ll go, but their Republican bias is an established fact.Yesterday, the six Republican justices on the Supreme Court—those mischievous scamps!—opened the door just a crack to President… Continue reading
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Daniel Torok/White House/flickr) “He absolutely needs to be impeached, removed, and locked up,” said one progressive critic, calling the president “a completely unhinged lunatic.” Jessica Corbett Aug 14, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading
