Trump-Inspired Commemorative Social Security Cards Denounced as Latest ‘Political Propaganda’ Effort

Trump-Inspired Commemorative Social Security Cards Denounced as Latest ‘Political Propaganda’ Effort

  “The Trump administration is putting the logo of a semi-private, partisan entity, which is widely reported to be corrupt, on the Social Security cards of newborn babies.” As the Social Security Administration’s unveiling Thursday of a 250th anniversary commemorative Social Security card coincided with a congressional report on President Donald Trump’s use of the semiquincentennial to […]

‘A Disaster for Democracy’: Report Shows Surging Corporate Spending in 2026 Elections

‘A Disaster for Democracy’: Report Shows Surging Corporate Spending in 2026 Elections

  “The intense escalation of corporate spending we are now seeing shows that it is well past time for salvaging American democracy to be treated with the urgency that it deserves.” NEW @Public_Citizen report: Corporations have already spent $517 million on the 2026 midterms. That’s more corporate money than any previous election cycle — and […]

Trump Plans to Make 250th US Birthday ‘All About Himself’ With Long Speech, Late Fireworks

Trump Plans to Make 250th US Birthday ‘All About Himself’ With Long Speech, Late Fireworks

  One journalist said that “this is like the epitome of personalist rule—turning this into an imperial, dictatorial display of self-glorification.” As the desolate debacle of President Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” continues against a backdrop of an empty National Mall and Shrek-green Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, criticism of the president’s plans for his […]

NORAD Emphasizes Airspace Safety and Homeland Defense Ahead of Freedom 250 Commemorations

NORAD Emphasizes Airspace Safety and Homeland Defense Ahead of Freedom 250 Commemorations

  PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — As America prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of its founding, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is reminding the public—and particularly the general aviation community—that airspace safety is a shared responsibility of the right to fly and NORAD’s responsibility to defend. Throughout the Freedom 250 commemorative period, […]