When Trump hits a stone wall, his strategy invariably is to backpedal and change the subject to create new headlines. But the situation in Iran is far more complex than the one in Venezuela.
Venezuela
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Venezuelan Oil Revitalization: Paid For With Your Taxes
The biggest oil companies will immediately profit off Trump’s Venezuela coup, including via American taxpayers’ money.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Venezuela Colony
In the most cynical deal yet, the U.S. gets some oil, Trump gets to claim victory, and the socialist Delcy Rodríguez gets to govern.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Music Man Populism
The president’s recent spate of announcements on affordability contradict either GOP leaders or his own policy choices.
Posted inPolitics
Wanted: More Republicans Who Value the Republic
The scattered efforts by members of Trump’s own party to slow him down are a bare beginning of what’s needed.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Where Trump’s Imperialism Could Strike Next
Greenland, Colombia, Cuba, Iran … all are at risk from an unchecked president.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Reject Trump on Numerous Congressional Votes
In the House and Senate, the Trump position was snubbed. The impact isn’t definitive, but the trend is unmistakable.
Posted inTAP
The Fossil Fuel Empire Strikes Back
Not all our foreign adventures have been crudely about material gain. But this one sure is.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Trump’s Cargo Cult Imperialism in Venezuela
Stealing their oil is lunacy, but that won’t stop him from trying.
Posted inTAP
What if Trump Pulls This Off?
There are indications that the administration has cut a deal with Venezuela’s Vice President and acting President Delcy Rodríguez.