Trump’s 17th century mercantilist trade policies are making the United States the skunk at the party at the G7 meet in Quebec on Friday. Trump will skip the session on climate change. Trump has been needling Justin Trudeau, the PM of Canada, and Emmanuel Macron, the French president. Macron is needling back: The American President […]
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US politics
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“President Trump, Vice President Pence, and disaster officials with FEMA met in Washington yesterday for a briefing on the 2018 hurricane season. But it’s this video that’s gaining a lot of attention. (1:04) WCCO This Morning – June 7, 2018.” WCCO – CBS Minnesota: “Pence Mimics Trump Clearing Water Bottle From Meeting Table” Elicited comments […]
Is Trump’s Iftar Party for Muslim envoys an attempt to Sway SCOTUS on Muslim Ban?
The president may believe he can “Islam-wash” away his history of racist and xenophobic comments
Racism as Foreign Policy: Trump and the White Savior Industrial Complex
The Trump movement uses racism and immigration to turn the Roseanne Barrs of the world from eco-feminists to Trump supporters
Calls grow in Germany to Expel US Ambassador who Aims to Empower Hard Right
A member of the German government accused the new US ambassador in Berlin of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties
Can America Heal the Psychological Wounds of our Syrian Refugees?
We can do a lot to protect refugee children (future American adults) against negative impact of trauma and depression
Quiet Armageddon: Pentagon’s Hush-Hush new B-21 Stealth Bomber can Carry Nukes
If history is any judge, however, a boon for Northrop Grumman is likely to prove a bust for the American taxpayer
America’s Founders vs. Trump
James Madison warned his fellow countrymen that their chosen system of governance would only survive if they kept factionalism in check