The Reflecting Pool scandal is a mirror of the condition of America
The Reflecting Pool—that shimmering, solemn mirror of Lincoln’s gaze—was turned into a $16 million taxpayer-funded cesspool. The Trump administration’s dishonest defense blames vandals. Ghosts in the night with buckets of algae and sandpaper. They actually arrested a hapless tourist, paraded him before cameras, and whispered, “See? It wasn’t us.” Meanwhile, the Justice Department had to…
GOP lawmakers demand virtual lynching of Lt. Gov. Caldwell amid unspecified probe
By James J. Devine Ready-fire-aim Republican state legislators are pressing for the immediate removal of Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, demanding a virtual lynching rather than justice from Gov. Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill’s administration. Sherrill ordered an independent investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior toward women and possible ethics violations, to proceed under the leadership of a…
New book exposes the grip of greedy parasites on American democracy
A new book published by Mehring Books delivers a sweeping indictment of American political life, arguing that the United States has fallen under the control of a corporate-financial oligarchy that has cast aside democratic forms of rule in pursuit of unprecedented wealth and global dominance. “Oligarchy: Trump and the Breakdown of American Democracy” details how…
Team Trump caught lying about the national debt and economic growth
Trump administration officials are facing sharp criticism for lying –or making what economists and government watchdogs politely describe as “misleading claims”– about the nation’s $40 trillion federal debt. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently claimed, “There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number, and we can grow our way out of that.” Bessent repeated the lie…
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