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Following are excerpts from a current essay in The New York Times:
Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring
On Sunday evening, news broke that the Trump administration was targeting Jerome Powell — the Federal Reserve chair, whom President T…
Following are excerpts from a current essay in The New York Times:
Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring
On Sunday evening, news broke that the Trump administration was targeting Jerome Powell — the Federal Reserve chair, whom President T…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
A federal judge on Monday ruled that con…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
Senator Ma…
Ready to evaluate a potential return..." - Oblique doublespeak for "Don't call us, we'll call you".
Oh, I dunno... I'm always ready to evaluate a potential return to no wine with dinner, or to no more occasional adult beverages. Hell, I've been re…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
For decades,…
"And inadvertently deleted it."
Man, I just hate it when I do that. And the one that "got away" was always, at least as I remember, the best one ever. :(
The DOL may be a "friend" of the court, but it sure as hell is no friend of those who have worked their entire lives for a pension that is no longer protected by ERISA.
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás Maduro
Donald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobi…
Following are excerpts from a current report by the BBC:
US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday…
Following are excerpts from a current report by the BBC:
US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
Fed chair hits back, accusing DoJ of threatening criminal charges because central bank defied Trump’s demands
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Po…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
Fed chair hits back, accusing DoJ of threatening criminal charges because central bank defied Trump’s demands
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Po…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
The investigation, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals an escalation in the long-running clash between President Trump and the…
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON (Continued)
But Trump used the frenzy to justify cutting $10 billion in antipoverty funding to five states led by Democrats—California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York—only to have a federal judge block his order …
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON (Continued)
This is the larger meaning of federal agents from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol in U.S. cities. While they are attacking primarily people of color, the message they carry is d…
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, JAN 11-
Yesterday, in an apparent attempt to regain control of the national narrative surrounding the deadly shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Vice President J.D. Vance led the administration in pushing a video of the s…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research…
From Larry B:
Let us make the case that if the orange regime was not in power Citizen Renee Good would be alive this morning. I think that is a safe assumption,,, that the regime’s actions are responsible for her death. Does it follow then that if n…
