About a month ago, I sent the following article to the DSA magazine. The article outlines the evidence that Trump has been a money launderer for the Russian mafia and the crisis […]
Article Sent to DSA Magazine: Trump Money Launderer
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 […]
USA Number One…. in money laundering
Today’s Wall St. Journal carries an article that once more raises the issue of money laundering, but unintentionally. An LLC called Flannery Associates has purchased $1 billion worth of land around a […]
Russian refugees speak at meeting at Berkeley: Was/Is Trump in Putin’s pocket?
I attended this interesting meeting/presentation by Russian refugees Ilya Budraitskis and Ilya Matveev. Important issues were raised, but on one issue there is a serious question. But first a summary: The […]
“America’s Crumbling Global Position” and a Turn to Trumpism Lite?
Anti-Trump Old Guard Republican conservative Bret Stephens has an interesting column in today’s NY Times. It’s entitled “America’s Crumbling Global Position”. In it he details the foreign policy “failings” of President Biden. According […]
Trump’s Last Year in Office: A Book Review
With Trump now out of office for six months, it’s time to look back over what the Trump years meant, and especially his last year in office. A series of new “Trump” […]
Donald Trump: Different from Previous Republican Presidents
The news of Trump’s testing positive for Covid 19 has largely overridden discussion of his bullying behavior during the debate with Biden. This positive test is no accident. By continually engaging in […]
Trump headed for a crash?
What do we make of Trump’s claim that he was never briefed on the US intelligence belief that Putin’s government had placed a bounty on the heads of US soldiers in Afghanistan? […]
Trump, Covid-19, and new steps towards authoritarian one-man rule
With each twist and turn in events, with each step he takes, Trump is driven ever further down the road of one-man authoritarian rule. His recent steps in that direction have flown […]
Trump, the State Department and the NSC: Slip sliding further towards one-man rule
A major obstacle for Trump’s drive towards one-man rule is the bureaucracy in the key agencies of the US government, two of which are the State Department and, even more important, the […]