Why Did Trump Rush To Pass The Tax Cut Bill?
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro explains what Republicans don’t want you to know about their legislation — and how it “screws over the people who voted for this president.”
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Psychedelic Southern Comfort
Republicans stumble in their war on the poor, a big state opens its mind, citizens take on dark money, and a prescription emerges for pharma profiteering.
How Pharma, Oil, And Wall Street Funded Trump’s Tax Scam
Years of multimillion-dollar investments by conservative advocacy groups delivered Trump and congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal.
Can Trump’s War Be Stopped?
Inside the effort to block the president from getting the United States involved in yet another Middle East war.
Wall Street Gets A Trump Tax Break To Fire Workers
Lawmakers quietly added a line that effectively subsidizes Wall Street buying up companies, slashing wages, closing factories, and firing workers.
Is Trump’s Energy Czar Lying About His Solar Past?
Energy Secretary Chris Wright submitted a resume to Congress with what appears to be false information about working in solar energy. He’s repeated the claim in almost every public appearance since.
The Trump Era’s Trade-Offs
This week’s deportation raids and plane crash followed the Republican administration’s moves to change the government’s focus.
Amid Trump’s Immigration Onslaught, There Is No Sanctuary
Amid the fear, chaos, and violence playing out on the streets, the protections promised by neoliberalism are nowhere to be found.
Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Trump’s Secret ICE Plot
The complaint by Gov. Jared Polis’ labor official also accuses the governor of illegally ordering state officials to aid the immigration crackdown.
The Trump Protests Will Fail — Unless People Do This
The resistance won’t succeed until it stops being a performance and starts challenging the system that got us here.