Mammon category archive
Running the Government like a Business 0
Apparently, Donald Trump thinks that he has the power to sell U. S. residency and maybe even citizenship to the highest bidder.
Phoning It In, Reprise 0
“Mr. President, Emoluments calling on line two.”
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom wonders, “How did the land of Lincoln and Roosevelt, of Eisenhower and Kennedy, become a playground for billionaire sociopaths?”
Listen for his answer.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A new field for fraudsters? Oh! Look over there! Someone’s ploughing a field.
Facebook Frolics 0
There’s copyrights, and then there’s copywrongs.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom wonder why the richest country in history is the only wealthy country where working people need welfare to survive.
Sabotaging the Common Good 0
One of the (many) things that the Trump maladministration and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers do not seem to understand–or care about–is that mindlessly slashing federal programs so as to fund tax cuts for fat cats who already have more money than they know what to do with harms real people.
Emoluments, Reprise 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Linda Wilcox follows the money.
Emoluments 0
Trump puts out the “For Sale or Rent” sign in full view.
Even Warren Harding would be embarrassed to be a member of today’s Republican Party.
Suffer the Children 0
As we know, that’s Republican policy. Here’s more evidence: Farron looks at the potential effects of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on America’s children.
Read the report that Farron discusses.
The Grift of Graft 0
At the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian follows the money all the way to Qatar.
The Entitlement Society 0
F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as having said, “The rich are different than you and me.”
At Psychology Today Blogs, Ronald E. Riggio argues that this is indeed the case labels it “Affluency Syndrome.” He goes on to argue that
Rich and powerful people are prone to affluency and can believe that they are above the law.
Follow the link for his reasoning. Then just look around.
Methinks he makes a pretty strong case.