February 10, 2017
A Short History of the Trump Family
Written by Sidney Blumenthal on London Review of Books The most enduring blight left behind by Donald Trump, long after he has smashed things up, will be the pile of books…
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February 10, 2017
?WHY NOW? NOT IN TIME?
New York Times By Paul Krugman Feb. 10, 2017 What will you do when terrorists attack, or U.S. friction with some foreign power turns into a military confrontation? I don’t mean…
February 08, 2017
NYT: American Universities Must Take a Stand
By Leon Botstein Feb. 8, 2017 Not since the era of witch hunts and “red baiting” has the American university faced so great a threat from government. How is the…
January 16, 2017
Independent: Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele’s frustration as FBI sat on Donald Trump Russia file for months
Exclusive: Steele was so concerned by revelations he worked without payment after Trump’s election victory in November By Kim Sengupta Jan. 14, 2017 Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who…
December 21, 2016
??Italian Bank Rescue??
Dear Friends, Smoke and mirrors again. In the end, the Italian banks will be saved, if at all, by wiping out creditors and equity holders. Many of the creditors are…
December 09, 2016
Washington Post: Trump transition team for Energy Department seeks names of employees involved in climate meetings
By Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin The Trump transition team has issued a list of 74 questions for the Energy Department, asking officials there to identify which department employees and contractors have…
December 08, 2016
NYT: Trump’s Likely Labor Pick, Andrew Puzder, Is Critic of Minimum Wage Increases
By Noam Scheiber and Maggie Haberman Dec. 8, 2016 President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Andrew F. Puzder, chief executive of the company that operates the fast food…
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