In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She says prosperity is ‘just around the corner.’ But staffing cuts and restricted research could have long-lasting impacts.
Read more...The Gates Foundation steps into the void left by the U.S., and brings with it limited accountability, conflicts of interest, and a history of failure in its stated mission.
Read more...A buried budget clause could force the largest public land sell-off in modern history, without a vote, a hearing, or a warning.
Read more...For a short time, the U.S. government not only built houses, it constructed entire communities.
Read more...Examining the techno-monarchists’ plans for a United American Emirates.
Read more...Quelle surprise! Elon Musk was long a Project 2025-type-program enthusiast and became its lead promoter and implementer.
Read more...Looking at a big reason why conservatives are so keen to privatize the US Postal Service: to eliminate its unions.
Read more...The federal government has a single contractor to assist with killing infected flocks, leading to delays and the use of controversial culling methods.
Read more...The formidable trio of Michael Hudson, Yanis Varoufakis, and Ann Pettifor assess the rapid changes in our economic system.
Read more...An update on DOGE’s rampage through government functions.
Read more...“Without competition from our public Postal Service, for-profit firms would jack up delivery fees on as many customers as possible.”
Read more...Trump’s slash and burn tariff policy is to shrink government, gut regulation and sell off public assets to pay for his tax cuts on super rich
Read more...If we look at the “Great Game” through the lens of internecine strife of the global neoliberal elite, does it matter who wins?
Read more...Another layer of the ongoing campaign to get more Americans to use private and generally inferior Medicare Advantage over Traditional Medicare
Read more...The plan has long been for Europe to dramatically increase military expenditures. Embracing international Trump Derangement Syndrome along with relentless Russophobia helps “give history a shove.”
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