His nominee to head the SSA backs technology over people, and DOGE over seniors’ needs.
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An Abundance of Credulity
They want abundance. But they ignore who profits most from scarcity.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump. More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow.
Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression. Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Attack on Social Security Backfires
Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Case Without a Judge
The logical, absurd end point of Donald Trump’s government smash-and-grab
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Move Fast and Break the Mortgage Market
The chief regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is now also the board chair of both companies. What’s the long game here?
Posted inEducation in America
Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Education Department Threatens Classroom Funding
Federal cuts would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most.
Posted inTAP
Fascism’s Feeble Firebreaks
Today on TAP: How will Trump’s madness be contained? Three sources of pushback are traditional conservatives, courts, and Republicans in Congress. So far, none are all that reassuring.
Posted inPolitics
The Government Funding Law Damages the Legal Pushback on Trump
Here’s why Chuck Schumer’s cave-in was beneficial to Trump’s legally shaky slashing of spending and the federal workforce.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
DOGE Is Going to Kill a Lot of Americans
The Democratic Party could spell this out clearly and consistently for voters.