The Trump Wall: a Monument to Cynical Deception
Deborah Weinstein,
January 9, 2019
Steel or concrete, President Trump’s wall is a useless, wasteful and increasingly tired ploy. It is time for this massive hostage-taking to stop.
Stories from the Trump Shutdown
David Elliot,
January 8, 2019
Today is Day 18. Some 800,000 federal employees are affected by the Trump Government Shutdown. These include approximately 420,000 workers deemed essential and working without pay, and about 380,000 workers who have been furloughed without pay. These numbers do not include workers employed by contractors hired by the government, who...
Paul Ryan and “complex problems”
David Elliot,
December 21, 2018
Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan Wednesday marked an end to his tenure in office much the way he began it – with smooth-sounding words on poverty and entitlement programs that, at best, sounded like simplistic platitudes and, at worst, sent up a smoke signal that conservatives won’t let go of...
The Trump Shutdown: approaching Dec. 21, here’s what matters
David Elliot,
December 21, 2018
President Trump has threatened to veto the year-end spending bill if it does not include $5 billion for his border wall. Today, his press secretary has tried to step back from the brink by saying Trump could sign a bill that allows him to find $5 billion for the wall...
Immigrant children and the underpinning of cruelty
David Elliot,
December 21, 2018
By now you’ve probably heard about the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody last week. The death of Jakelin Caal was announced last Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after inquiries by the Washington Post. More than eight hours after Jakelin, her father, and a large...
