Welfare Wages: Only five of the 20 largest employers of low-wage workers in America pay median wages above the federal Medicaid/SNAP thresholds.

The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”

by Anne Kim March 8, 2026March 6, 2026

Some of America’s biggest companies rely on public benefits to subsidize their employees. Why aren’t they defending their workers against cuts?

The Art of War: Then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up his book “The Art of the Deal,” as he speaks during a campaign stop on Nov. 21, 2015 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Foreign Policy

With Iran, Obama Displayed “The Art of the Deal.” Trump Didn’t

by Bill Scher March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Trump’s persona depends on the perception that no one negotiates better deals. His war on Iran proves otherwise.

Political Animal

Bad Faith: The Religion of Trumpism

by D.R. Tucker May 20, 2017January 9, 2022

We don’t have a prayer of changing anybody’s mind about Donald Trump. Perhaps the most depressing aspect of this week’s revelations about the treachery of the 45th President is the reality that at bottom, only progressives are truly morally outraged. No Republican cheerleader will have an attack of conscience, ever. Those who made the ghastly […]