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Trump Tried — and Failed — to Slash and Burn Foreign Aid Programs
For now, Congress has prevailed, but foreign aid spending remains firmly in Trump's crosshairs.
Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, We Ignore Trump’s Existential Threat to Climate
We should be focused on dealing with the environmental crisis while we still have time to do so, says Noam Chomsky.
Deficit Hawks Are Enabling the Next US War
The U.S. budget is rigged to hold essential domestic programs hostage to the Pentagon's war chest.
Here’s What to Do If You Want to Help Stop the Iran War
Let’s hold our senators to account and block Trump from starting an unconstitutional war.
Corporate Media Enable Industry War Against Medicare for All
The health care industry feeds corporate media a steady diet of “alternative facts” about Medicare for All.
Congress Can End the Yemen War This Summer, Despite Trump
Defense appropriations bills offer the quickest, most straightforward way to defund the illegal Yemen war.
Trump’s Tariff War Is Bad for Everyone But His Friends
The only people who can stop this are the Republicans in Congress. Don’t hold your breath.
Why Did Deutsche Bank Keep Lending to Donald Trump?
The bank kept writing checks even after Trump defaulted on loans worth hundreds of millions.
While War Drums Beat, Trump Wants to Keep Congress in the Dark
With the administration confronting Iran, Trump's acting Pentagon chief wants to hide military info from Congress.
Trump’s War on the Constitution Has Reached a Breaking Point
It is time to salvage this thought experiment we call a country.