Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative promised $2 trillion in government savings but has delivered minimal documented savings—many of them exaggerated or false—while likely causing greater long-term costs through service disruptions, lawsuits, and regulatory rollbacks that benefit the wealthy.
Trump’s erratic tariffs were supposed to bring back manufacturing jobs and end our trade deficits. They aren’t likely to do either.
It is important to understand that trade policy, patent and copyright monopolies are not the ‘free market’ — they are government policies that have benefited the rich.
Donald Trump’s war on data is incompatible with a functioning democracy.
Advertisements claiming to ‘protect Medicare Advantage’ are just spreading dubious information about an obviously wasteful scam.
Donald Trump’s recent executive order on drug prices could be a huge boon to Big Pharma.
The IMF projects that China will add almost $5.1 trillion to its GDP between 2024 and 2026. The United States, meanwhile, is projected to add just over $2.5 trillion.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are using government power to funnel public money into private profit, exemplified by a needless “Iron Dome” project that would enrich Musk through a lucrative licensing deal.
Most people are bothered by the ability of the rich to buy elections with their vast fortunes. They should feel the same way about the ability of the rich to control the media.
Donald Trump did not end the Ukraine war or lower prices on his first day in office, but he does have a credible claim that he brought a quick end to the the factory construction boom he inherited from Joe Biden.
