Category Archives: GOP

January 4, 2023

The Decline and Possible Resurrection of Radical Gerrymandering

Given Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, it’s unsurprising that a recent survey by the National Opinion…Continue reading

October 20, 2022

C’mon, Democrats, Tout Your Economic Record: It’s a Very Good…

Drawing on the fact-free politics of Donald Trump, Republicans are selling the meme that Americans are much worse off economically…Continue reading

May 11, 2022

The Truth About Today’s Inflation

The conventional wisdom about inflation needs a course correction.  Here's why: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the wages…Continue reading

January 31, 2021

Biden Opts for Growth and Equity While Republicans Whine

Congressional Republicans who eagerly supported massive increases in the budget deficit under Donald Trump have been quick to resuscitate their…Continue reading

November 24, 2020

Donald Trump Is Trying to Pull Off a Scam, Not…

President Trump’s post-election machinations are not a bungled coup attempt; it’s a scam to sustain and enrich himself. A coup…Continue reading

October 21, 2020

Continuing Job Losses in Swing States May Seal Trump’s Fate

As Donald Trump sees it, “We are leading the World in Economic Recovery.” Yet, less than two weeks before election…Continue reading

September 30, 2020

Donald Trump versus the Suckers Who Pay Their Fair Share…

We need a reality check.  The news earlier this week that Donald Trump, who earned $434 million in 2018, paid…Continue reading

September 22, 2020

Trump’s Failures and Lies about Manufacturing Jobs

To hear President Trump describe it, “the manufacturing sector is booming,” and “we’ve witnessed one manufacturing miracle after another.”  These…Continue reading

August 13, 2020

Donald Trump’s Big Lies about What He Has Done for…

Donald Trump and his operatives haven’t figured out how to go after Kamala Harris. Now that Joe Biden has named…Continue reading

August 5, 2020

Trump and Senate Republicans Pose a Grave Risk to the…

The headline from last Thursday’s report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on second quarter GDP was horrific: The…Continue reading