“It’s done nothing to raise wages and flown right into corporate execs’ pockets,” Rep. Bill Pascrell said of the Republican tax law Despite lofty promises from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, the $1.5 trillion in tax cuts that went into effect last year have done little—if anything—to raise workers’ wages, boost economic […]
A U.S. official walked out of the United Nations-sponsored Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Tuesday after a representative from the elected government of Venezuela assumed the rotating chairmanship of the forum. Robert Wood, the American disarmament ambassador, told reporters after leaving the conference that U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó “should be in this body, […]
“President Trump’s saber-rattling about Iran has reached a dangerous new low with his threat to ‘end’ Iran—a country of 83 million men, women, and children.” As military tensions between the U.S. and Iran appeared to be gradually coolingdespite dangerous provocations from the White House, President Donald Trump—who said publicly last week that he hopes there is not […]
“If you are worried about a new war in the Middle East, you are in good company. In fact, you are probably not worried enough.” Observers warned the United States is hurtling down the same path that led to the disastrous invasion of Iraq 16 years ago following a report late Monday that President Donald Trump […]