If life imitates art, then the behind-the-scenes Trump story is torn from the pages of a John Le Carre novel. For those who don’t know his books, they are political and social […]
Mobster-in-Chief Donald Trump: Life imitates art.
Money-Launderer-in-Chief Trump, the capitalist media and socialism: A timeline
Here is a timeline of how the mainstream US capitalist media has covered the issue of Trump’s financial ties with the Russian mafia capitalist class. This timeline is significant, because it provides […]
Cohen Testimony: Skating on Thin Ice
The Wall St. Journal editors nailed it: Following Michael Cohen’s testimony before congress, they concluded “the impeachment machinery is now up and running. Democrats may find it’s not easy to stop, though […]
Trump and capitalist democracy: A perfect storm coming?
“For two years, they tried to tutor and confine him. They taught him history, explained nuances and gamed out reverberations. They urged careful deliberation, counseled restraint and prepared talking points to try […]
Book Review: “House of Trump House of Putin” – the political crisis of US capitalism
The turmoil and crisis in the executive branch of the US government is not simply the product of one lone lunatic; Nor is it simply the product of US capitalism in crisis; […]
“We don’t care”
‘“There was polite applause, but a lot of people didn’t clap,” said a club insider privy to the exchange. “There was a lot of talk that [Supreme Court Justice Anthony] Kennedy sold […]
Helsinki: Was it “excellent”? Should we care?
Was the Putin-Trump meeting really “excellent” as left journalist Glenn Greenwald says? Should the working class, and socialists among them, support what the far right racist Senator Rand Paul said – that […]
Trump meets his handler in Helsinki
Not in the last 100 years and more have we seen such harsh mainstream attacks on a sitting president. “Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold […]
Brett Kavanaugh nominated: A new chapter in US history?
Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court is both less and more important than the Democrats are saying. It’s less important because what really matters is the federal appeals […]
Michael Cohen and the Mueller “Investigation”
Is the Mueller investigation into Trump real or is it just nibbling around the edges of the real issue? Consider the questions Mueller wants to ask Trump. According to the NY Times, […]