With all of Trump’s alarming moves toward authoritarianism, it’s easy to overlook that he is also an ordinary plutocrat.
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Posted inPolitics
Air Farce One: When Gift Becomes Grift
Trump’s ‘free’ gift from Qatar, a new Air Force One that he keeps after leaving office, is absorbing a billion dollars in taxpayer-funded upgrades.
Posted inEconomic Policy
First-Ever Ban on Surveillance Pricing Introduced in Congress
A bill authored by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) would stop companies from setting individualized prices and wages based on spy dossiers they assemble on Americans.
Posted inTAP
Flying Blind
Today on TAP: Trump and his appointees are making the airport mess worse. But it would be a mistake to pin this crisis entirely on him.
Posted inTransportation
FAA Warns Boeing 787 Radio Can Cut Off Air Traffic Radio Without Notice
Engineering problems have plagued the airplane manufacturer in recent years.
Posted inWorking in America
Trump Rips Up the Government’s Agreement With Its Workers
Airport security screeners had a contract, signed just last year. On Friday, Trump trashed it.
Posted inTransportation
Donald Trump’s Second Term Begins With a Crash
If the president wanted to cause airline disasters, it’s hard to imagine what he would have done differently.
Posted inTransportation
The ‘DEI Theory’ of Boeing’s Undoing
It’s 95 percent fake news, but the rise and fall of American aviation is also a powerful parable about the limits of what Percy Green called ‘tokenism.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Plutocracy Kills
From the Boeing door plug blowout to the assassination of Brian Thompson to the never-ending oligarch-fueled genocide of Gaza, 2024 was not a year of moral ambiguity or nuance.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Deputy AG Monaco Asked to Recuse From DOJ Boeing Decision
The deputy attorney general consulted for Boeing before becoming the number two at Justice. Now she’s involved in a possible ‘sweetheart deal’ for the embattled company.