Art by Peau PorotesanoIt is confirmed that President Donald Trump will nominate Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. This marks the first time a president has not kept the current chair on in nearly four decades. Although is guaranteed that Janet Yellen will not see another term as chair, Powell still needs to make it through a Senate confirmation to get the … [Read more...] about The Fed Takes a Slight Turn
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The White House Takes a Different Approach to Deal-Making
Art by Peau PorotesanoPresident Donald Trump is starting to flex his business muscles in the White House. In the past couple weeks, recent reports out of Washington have revealed that he has bypassed his fellow Republicans in hopes of advancing his stalled agenda. In an unanticipated move, Trump has "handed a loaded gun to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer," according to Anthony … [Read more...] about The White House Takes a Different Approach to Deal-Making
Yale Professor Compares Trump and Historical Tyranny
Image Courtesy of Penguin Random HouseThe election of Donald Trump last November marked a monumental change in American politics, as is argued in the book "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University, published Feb. 28. This change, Snyder writes, bears unsettling resemblances to the beginnings of authoritarian movements in the 20th … [Read more...] about Yale Professor Compares Trump and Historical Tyranny
Beware the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Art by Sybil ZhangIvanka Trump represents the last bastion of moderate Republicans still supporting President Donald Trump's dysfunctional administration. She allows these reluctant Trump voters to legitimize their support of him. If someone as seemingly polished, progressive and intelligent as Ivanka Trump believes in the Trump presidency, it's OK for moderate Republicans to … [Read more...] about Beware the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Yemen Raid Continues Alarming Precedent
Art by Peau PorotesanoThe first military action authorized by President Donald Trump, a military raid on an al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula compound in Yemen, resulted in the deaths of NAVY Seal William "Ryan" Owens and an unknown number of "civilian non-combatants," which "may include children," according to Luis Martinez's article, "US Military Determines Civilians 'Likely … [Read more...] about Yemen Raid Continues Alarming Precedent