Another gloriously and confusing week of incoherent shambling, as Lord Dampnut faced his second major loss in his proposed programme, the return of old King Coal, utterly bizarre developments in the wiretapping claims, and a dash of nepotism. Is it any wonder that Lord Dampnut now has the worst opinion poll ratings this early in the presidency ( Read more... )

The White House released financial disclosures for many of its senior officials Friday - a group of some of the wealthiest people ever to join a presidential administration.

How Much People in the Trump Administration Are Worth

Given Ivanka Trump's recent decision to become an official White House employee, her financial disclosures and ethics ( Read more... )

The shambling and lurching made it through the eighth week with what has become the usual levels of deception, horror, and mania. Is it sheer incompetence? Is it the a ploy to exhaust his opoonents? Is it a new entertainment show for those on distant shores and less affected by such events? As these things are not actually in contradiction, perhaps ( Read more... )

Trump Team’s Ties To Russia Face Sharper Scrutiny Amid New House Probe And Explosive Reports
Pressure grows for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from investigations into the scandal.

So let's see. The guy whose meetings with Russians the FBI is supposed to be investigating as part of their larger inquiry into the Trump campaign's ( Read more... )

One must admire, if only from an aesthetic level, the sheer chutzpah of Lord Dampnut who holds press conference to claim "I turn on the TV, open the newspapers, and I see stories of chaos. Chaos. Yet it is the exact opposite. This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine." Ahhh, Lord Dampnut. The art of the double-down, where reality can ( Read more... )

Okay, I get it, Trump is basking in his glory from scoring an early win on his promise to keep US jobs at home. He has talked Carrier into staying in Indiana rather than running off to Mexico for profit - which has earned him applause by locals. And some raised eyebrows from both libertarians and the business itself. The issue with such individual ( Read more... )

For shame, America! You've been beaten to it yet again! Britain has appointed a professional asshole at a high-ranking government position long before you've had the chance to elect your future asshole president! That's what happens when you protract your election for 2+ years!

New British PM Theresa May has chosen her Foreign Secretary. And it's ( Read more... )

Five former prime ministers (not counting the chairman himself), two former foreign ministers, and a well-pronounced leader. Juncker's European Commission which will essentially be EU's government for the next 5-year term, is looking formidable. But what does that European government actually mean for Europe? And will it be somehow different from ( Read more... )

While we're on topic,

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/27/crony-capitalism-and-corporatism/

Intriguing article by a prominent anarchist and proponent for a classless society. He argues that history has provided vast amounts of empirical evidence for capitalism being inherently statist in nature. I hesitate to put him in the same league with ( Read more... )

From NorthJersy.com:
In one exchange of text messages on the second day of the lane closures, Wildstein alludes to messages the Fort Lee mayor had left complaining that school buses were having trouble getting through the traffic ( Read more... )