Money & Power

Trump Tax Cuts Expected to Have Only Short-Term Effect on Economy, CBO Says

Keith GirardAugust 16, 2018

The Trump tax cuts will have only a short-term economic stimulus, but deficits will soar. (Photo: Getty, Chart: CBO) Donald Trump's tax cuts, effectively a ... Read More...

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Alex Jones, Nowhere To Run, Nowhere to Hide, Begs Donald Trump for Help

Keith GirardAugust 8, 2018

Alex Jones, the bombastic, conspiracy and hate-mongering commentator, turned to Donald Trump today (Aug 6) with a near hysterical plea for help after Apple and... Read More...

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Donald Trump Bizarre Grocery Store ID Remark Smacks of Russian Influence

Keith GirardAugust 4, 2018

Donald Trump’s habit of going off script during his campaign rallies often leads to bizarre statements, but few have been as puzzling as his pronouncement at a Tampa, Fla., rally this week that Americans need an identification card to purchase groceries.... Read More...

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Trump Administration Alarms States Over 3D Gun Approval; 8 States To Sue

Keith GirardJuly 31, 2018

The Trump administration’s approval of untraceable, undetectable guns created with 3-D printers has come under fire from New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood and a coalition of other Attorneys General who have filed a lawsuit to block distribution of the gun’s plans.... Read More...

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Trump Under Fire Over Environmental Damage Caused by Scottish Golf Course

Keith GirardJuly 30, 2018

Donald Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire covers environmentally sensitive terrain next to the sea. (Photo: Instagram) Donald Trump sandwiched his Aberdee... Read More...

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Jim Carrey Garish Portraits Continue to Define the Trump Political Milieu (See!)

Keith GirardJuly 28, 2018

Donald Trump knows how to pull out of a deal if not a porn star. Jim Carrey portrays the president as the Joker from Batman in a new series of garish portraits... Read More...

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KKK Internet Meme Faked Linking Hate Group to 1924 Democratic Convention

Keith GirardJuly 28, 2018

Two widely circulated Internet memes purporting to show images of Klu Klux Klan rallies at the 1924 Democratic Convention are fake. The memes have been spread ... Read More...

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Rudy Giuliani Gets Bronx Cheer at Yankee Stadium on His Birthday (See!)

Keith GirardJuly 28, 2018

Rudy Giuliani is back to being the most hated man in New York City. The former mayor, who’s now one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, was loudly booed at Yankee Stadi... Read More...

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Samantha Bee Hit in Right Wing Retaliation for Ivanka Name-Calling (video)

Keith GirardJuly 28, 2018

Samantha Bee, the acerbic late-night talk show host has been caught up in the television culture war. Right-wingers, led by the White House, attacked her for “... Read More...

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Bernie Sanders Makes Best Case Yet Why Trump Is Worst President Ever (See!)

Keith GirardJuly 28, 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders makes it clear why Donald Trump is the “worst president in the history of the United States.” Or to put it another way, he’s the best presi... Read More...

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Trump, Family Accused of ‘Persistent Illegal Conduct’ Running Trump Foundation

Keith GirardJuly 28, 2018

Donald J. Trump, daughter Ivanka and sons Donald Jr. and Eric Trump have been named in a lawsuit filed by New York State for using the Trump Foundation as a pe... Read More...

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Michael Cohen Coming Clean: Why It Spells Trouble for Trump

Keith GirardJuly 27, 2018

Michael Cohen was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer for almost a decade and appears ready to unravel the president’s complex web of business dealings, porn star payoffs, Russian mob ties and possible collusion with the Kremlin during the 2016 campaign.... Read More...

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Trump Corruption Case Clears Major Hurdle, Raising Stakes for Constitutional Crisis

Keith GirardJuly 26, 2018

Donald Trump’s obsession with the Russia investigation is overshadowing a potentially more serious constitutional crisis that just cleared a major hurdle in federal District Court. ... Read More...

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Trump, GOP Create a Debt Bomb as Deficit Swells From Massive Corporate Tax Cuts

Keith GirardJuly 18, 2018

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress threw caution and six decades of GOP economic orthodoxy to the wind when they passed the massive, $1 trillion tax cut for corporations and the wealthy.... Read More...

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Donald Trump Can’t Escaped Truth on Late Night TV: Putin Owns Him (Watch)

Donald Trump Can’t Escape Truth on Late Night TV: Putin Owns Him (Watch)

Keith GirardJuly 18, 2018

Donald Trump has gotten himself in another fine mess. If there was any doubt before, it’s clearly evident now: Vladimir Putin owns him.... Read More...

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Tale of Russian Women: Pussy Riot Bedevils Putin; Mariia Butina Is His Red Sparrow

Keith GirardJuly 17, 2018

Alleged Russian influence peddler Mariia Butina (left) and Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova. (Photos: IM Collage) Pussy Riot, the all-female Russian punk-ro... Read More...

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Trump History of Lying, Bombast Undercut His Claims About N. Korea Summit

Keith GirardJune 13, 2018

Donald Trump declared victory after his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, but has little to show for the meeting, so far, except his own bombastic claims. ... Read More...

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All The President’s Stooges: Devin Nunes Leads Trump-Over-Country Lap Dogs

David FaginMay 26, 2018

Donald Trump and his lap dogs in and out of Congress are doing their utmost to lay waste to the institutions that underpin our democracy. The most troubling of all has to be the stentorian dipshit and unapologetic traitor Devin Nunes. ... Read More...

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Baby Daddy? Did GOP Pal Take Fall for Trump in $1.6M Pregnant Model Payoff?

Keith GirardApril 22, 2018

Donald Trump may have fathered a child with Playboy bunny Shera Bechard, who was paid $1.6 million for her silence–and an abortion–in a deal arranged by Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. The father has been identified in media reports as long-time Trump pal Elliott Broidy, a deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was forced to resign as a result of the scandal.... Read More...

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A Russian Red Sparrow Says She’s Ready To Sing About Trump-Russia Collusion

Keith GirardMarch 3, 2018

Just as “Red Sparrow,” a movie about Russian femme fatale spies, hits the big screen, along comes Nastya “Little Fish” Rybka, claiming to have a real life story to tell about Russian intrigue involving the Kremlin and… you guessed it, Donald Trump. ... Read More...

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Donald Trump Could be Linked to Putin Money Laundering Through Denmark Bank

Keith GirardFebruary 27, 2018

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s family members and the FSB, Russia’s intelligence service have been accused of laundering substantial amounts of money through the Estonian branch of Denmark’s biggest bank, according to a Danish newspaper. ... Read More...

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Servitude Returns: Trump Welfare Plan Will Tie Benefits to Back-Breaking Jobs

Keith GirardFebruary 13, 2018

Donald Trump’s welfare overhaul will include new requirements that could force thousands of Americans to take back-breaking menial jobs to qualify for benefits. The changes go hand in hand with the rising “gig” economy which is already disenfranchising millions of young workers. The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are already reviewing traditional safety net programs like food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing.... Read More...

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Darkness at Noon: Trump’s Cynical Agenda Based on Racism, Hysteria and Fear

Keith GirardFebruary 1, 2018

Donald Trump has pushed the country to a dark precipice of hysteria and fear. The national mood is unparalleled since the 17th century Salem witch trials and the Red Scare of the 1950s, two of the darkest periods in U.S. history. ... Read More...

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Rip Tide: Will Roy Moore Take Alabama Back to Era of Racism, White Supremacy?

Keith GirardDecember 11, 2017

Roy Moore’s vision for America is grounded in the 1850s, an era he fondly recalls as a “great”time,,, when families were united — even though we had slavery. He couldn’t be more wrong.... Read More...

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