Imagine Trump gave a speech exposing all of his shenanigans as a shocking reality TV exercise – exposing the hollowness of the U.S. principle of checks and balances.
2020 US Elections: Voter Turnout or Pelosi Turnoff?
Why the Democratic leadership must go.
US Voters: Fed Up with Corruption
Trust in the U.S. federal government is at an all time low. Democratic presidential candidates will need to convince voters that they understand their concerns.
US: The Futility of Democrats’ 2020 Dream
Why a Democratic President, if elected, will be able to change very little in the U.S.
An Impending Yellow Vest Moment for the US?
France has been gripped by them, but the yellow vest movement has so far failed to take hold elsewhere. Could the United States be next?
US: Massaging Unemployment Numbers
Many European countries would like to grow jobs at the same rate as the U.S. A look behind the official U.S. statistics.
Republicans and the US’s Heavily Managed Democracy
Can Republicans’ efforts to tilt U.S. democracy toward feudalism be stopped?
Catapulting White Collar Crime into the Center of American Politics
Bankers get a free pass; Cohen and Manafort thought they had impunity; Senator Warren pushes anti-corruption law; White House accused of blocking investigations into student loan fraud by banks.
The Noose Around Trump’s Neck Is Tightening
It is possible that Manafort and Cohen have information relating to money trails between the Trump Organization and Russian businessmen, including ones with close ties to the Kremlin.
Trump Vs. the Koch Brothers
Are the Koch brothers going to be devoured by the very same radical forces on the right-wing of Republican politics that they helped spawn?