3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1057+ words) Jeff Bezos says raising his taxes is pointless. “You could double the taxes I pay and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens,” he says. Well, he’s partly right. Bezos has gotten away with paying no income tax…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (741+ words) With the midterm races officially beginning this week, a big question hanging over the Republican Party is how Trump will allocate his giant stash of super PAC money. As of July 31, MAGA Inc. had more than $400 million on hand, larger…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (150+ words) Trump and Republicans know they’ve run out of cards to play ahead of the midterms. Trump’s economy is shit. His deportation agenda is deadly. His war on Iran is a catastrophe. So what are they airing ads about? They’re aiming…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (589+ words) The Labor Department reported this morning that the United States added 162,000 jobs in August. That’s more than expected, especially given how few jobs the country has added over the last few months. But there are three real reasons to be…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (745+ words) What do bullies do when someone stands up to their bullying and punches them in the face? They look for someone weaker to bully who won’t punch back. Presumably that’s why Donald Trump has now taken on Canada, after Iran…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (439+ words) Today, in an emergency order, a divided Supreme Court allowed Trump to move forward with his plans to restrict mail-in voting before the midterm elections. They didn’t express a view on whether Trump’s restrictions are constitutional. That question is now…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (978+ words) Trump buddy Larry Ellison (one of the richest people in the U.S.) and his son David are a hair’s breadth away from being able to decide what many Americans learn about what Trump is doing to America. The only thing stopping…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (449+ words) Not exactly a war, but a trade war — which will impose huge costs on both American consumers and on Canada. As I said, Trump is now completely and utterly out of his mind. The very idea of a trade war…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (800+ words) The U.S. national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion, months earlier than forecasters had expected — because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from Trump’s invalidated tariffs, Trump’s tax cuts (mostly to big corporations and the very wealthy), and the soaring costs…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (72+ words) Robert Reich | Substack He's Even Making NATIONAL DISASTERS Worse Video of the week I enjoyed making this video, although the message is anything but enjoyable. Trump has gutted nearly 20% of FEMA’s workforce and dragged his feet granting natural disaster relief…...