Here's Why We Shouldn't Laugh at Donald Trump's 100-Day Faceplant
Obama did not deliver true change and — fortunately — Trump seems unlikely to do so either. But America's desperation for change isn't going anywhere.
Jon Schwarz
Before joining First Look Media, Jon Schwarz worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was a research producer for Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s contributed to many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and Slate, as well as NPR and "Saturday Night Live." In 2003, he collected on a $1,000 bet that Iraq would have no weapons of mass destruction.
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Wall Street Firm Paying Obama $400,000 Faced Internal Controversy After Pocketing Huge 9/11 Settlement
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Election Insecurity
Trump Should Let Us See Alleged Documents Showing Russian Plans to Sway the U.S. Election
Trump has the power as president to declassify anything, and with the publication of a new Reuters story, now's the perfect time to use it.
Happy Tax Day! Here’s How Corporations Plan to Screw You Over.
Top U.S. corporations now have $1.6 trillion in profits stashed overseas — which they hope to bring home soon at a special low tax rate.
Trump 90 Days Ago: "My People Will Have a Full Report on Hacking Within 90 Days!"
Reached by phone, Trump spokesperson Michael Short said, "I've got to run" and then hung up.
Trumpcare Is Dying. Now Let's Kill the Insane Ideology Behind It.
Trumpcare is in the intensive care unit with no sign of brain activity. Fortunately, Medicare will cover the end of life counseling.
Russia Investigation Heading Toward a Train Wreck Because Republicans Don’t Care What Happened
We’re on a trajectory to the worst possible outcome, in which Trump and Russia become the millennials’ equivalent of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Congressman's Trump Surveillance Claims Have an Obvious, Mundane Explanation
Trump staffers were likely picked up by standard U.S. surveillance as they arranged for Trump to receive post-election calls from world leaders.
Trump’s 2005 Tax Bill Doesn’t Mean the Tax System Is Working
That Trump got hammered by the Alternative Minimum Tax in 2005 is an inexplicable fluke. It does not mean the super-rich actually pay their taxes.
Why Won't Trump Declassify Evidence of Obama's Wiretap? Sean Spicer's Response Makes No Sense.
There’s no reason concern for “separation of powers” should stop Trump from proving the government surveilled him.