Trump’s Job Promise: Can He Build A Wall Around Automation?
Moving through the 21st Century, automation, not aliens, has been the driving force in unemployment. Trump waived his magic “wall” wand over his rust-belt Cinderellas that eked out an electoral … Continue reading
America’s Most Infamous ‘Club’ Makes Trump Pick Larry Kudlow A Dangerous Man
CNBC pundit Laurence “Larry” Kudlow is rumored to be on president-elect Donald Trump’s short list to chair the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), the most influential economic council in the … Continue reading
The Betsy DeVos You Don’t Know: Trump’s Education Pick Just Plain Stupid
Hucksters of a feather stick together. President-elect Trump’s pick of Betsy DeVos, charter school queen, for Secretary of Education, is as politically seismic an event as Stephen Bannon, the fascist … Continue reading
Lügenpresse: The Bridge Too Far in Trusting Trump
Scranton, PA. Thousands of people in a hall hear Trump’s call: “The lying media…” and then it begins. The chant rises: “Lügenpresse! Lügenpresse! Lügenpresse!” My 16 year old said: … Continue reading
Trump & The Death Throes of White Power
Donald Trump is a threat to American democracy. He’s also a symptom. The 10.7M Americans who voted for him in the fractional, factional primaries, are part of the death throes … Continue reading
Talking NATO, Trump Finds Black Lives Don’t Matter
Brian Ross (Appeared originally at The Huffington Post) The “bombshell” headline of the New York Times’ David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman interview with Donald Trump was supposed to be … Continue reading