Trump Declares ‘Big Money’ Will Be Made Following Last-Minute Deal With Iran: ‘This Could Be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!’

(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) President Donald Trump declared a “Golden Age of the Middle East!!!” — complete with three exclamation points — could be on the horizon after striking a last-minute deal to halt his planned pummeling of Iran, right before his 8:00 p.m. deadline on Tuesday night. The president seemed to be in a chipper mood in a Truth…Read More

Reform slammed for being a ‘posh boys club’

Reform has been slammed for being a ‘posh boys club’ that has sought to exploit problems without offering any tangible solutions. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock launched the scathing attack on Nigel Farage’s party saying that Reform trades on resentment rather than real answers. Nation.Cymru reports Kinnock as saying: “The only argument going for them is grievance and resentment.  “You…Read More

Reaching Out To Pennsylvania Senators (Again)

This time, it’s about this:The New York Times points out:Under the Geneva Conventions, striking power plants and bridges that are used primarily by civilians is off limits; they are not considered military targets. Administration officials are already beginning to make the argument that hitting them would not be a war crime because they are also crucial to the missile and…Read More

The best witness against Trump? The president of the U.S.

Herb Strentz was dean of the Drake School of Journalism from 1975 to 1988 and professor there until retirement in 2004. He was executive secretary of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council from its founding in 1976 to 2000. A contrast between President Harry Truman and our would-be King Donald Trump is relevant and overdue because of the need to…Read More

Americans (Still) Support a Federal Jobs Guarantee

In poll after poll, Americans across the political spectrum support a federal jobs guarantee. And yet it’s never mentioned in mainstream political discourse. New survey data makes the case even harder to ignore.Across virtually every poll, the basic proposition that the government should guarantee a job to anyone who wants one commanded majority support. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)In 2024,…Read More