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How Trump Has Lowered the Wages of American Workers
by Lawrence S. Wittner 974 words On June 6, 2025, Donald Trump’s White House staff issued an upbeat statement proclaiming that what it called the “Trump Effect” was creating “higher pay for American workers.” The reality, though, is that Trump, during his second term in office, has deliberately reduced the wages of millions of workers and, despite…
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The Cost of Abandoning America’s Founding Principles
by Bob Topper 1188 words As a college student in Washington D.C. I visited our nation’s great museums and monuments – the White House, and the Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln Memorials. Seeing the Lincoln Memorial after midnight, when the lights were dimmed, was especially moving. Then, Lincoln’s face came alive, somber, and compassionate, yet determined. …
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It’s Official: Call it the Trumpublican Party
by Rob Okun 820 words Caution: This commentary begins with a catalog of real-life events and then satirically extrapolates (if that is even possible with Donald Trump, who seems hellbent on creating his own surreality). Mr. Trump has been on a name-changing bender for some time. · On his first day in office, he renamed the Gulf of…