Tag: Trump Administration
On June 9, 2025, I attended a protest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania led by the local SEIU union (Local 32BJ).
The protest, which was quite peaceful I should emphasize, was organized primarily to protest the arrest of SEIU California President David Huerta who was gravely injured and then apprehended by police...
Over the weekend, ICE agents invaded Los Angeles and its suburbs, kidnapping dozens of people on Friday and threatening more near a Home Depot on Saturday. These masked and heavily-armed forces are part of Trump’s promised 30-day surge in anti-immigrant attacks in the LA area...
CovertAction Bulletin: NATO Dayton Assembly Exposes Outrageous War Spending
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
NATO held its 2025 Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton, Ohio between May 22 and 26. Though it promotes itself as a force in defense of peace and security, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s history exposes its true purpose: propping up Western imperialism and hegemony...
Donald Trump held phone calls with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, then announced that the two countries will “immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire” in the 3-year-long conflict between the two...
Trump Administration’s Suspending Enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Will Undoubtedly Pave the Way For Greater Global Corruption
Rachael Gonzalez - 2
In a world increasingly marred by corporate misconduct and political complicity, the Trump administration’s decision to effectively suspend the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) stands out as a staggering abdication of moral leadership.
By retreating from this critical anti-corruption framework, Washington sent a clear and troubling message:...
“Stupid, asinine, insane” was Scott Ritter’s description of President Donald J. Trump’s decision to launch massive bombing attacks on Yemen on March 15. The Ansar Allah movement (also known as the Houthis) resumed its blockade of Israel-bound ships in the Red Sea after Israel re-launched its war and siege...
Over the weekend, federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident of the United States, and said they were stripping him of his permanent resident status and going to deport him back to Palestine...
CovertAction Bulletin: Trump’s “Peace” in Ukraine Prepares U.S. for War with China
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
Following up on last week's show where we discussed the quickly-changing dynamics of U.S.-European relationships under Donald Trump, we look at the “peace deal” Trump has penned with Ukraine that reportedly includes significant mineral rights for the U.S...
CovertAction Bulletin: The U.S., Europe and the Growing Right-Wing Threat
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
As the Trump administration openly threatens historic American allies in Europe, weighs in on German elections in favor of the far-right, and pushes the idea of MEGA—Make Europe Great Again—it’s becoming increasingly clear that the relationships and dynamic between the U.S. and Western Europe is changing at a scale we haven’t seen in almost a century...
A chorus stretches to the horizon that praises the Trump administration for shutting down USAID.
I feel only deep revulsion when I hear their hymns. I smell a sickening stench when I dig into their fallacious arguments.
Could it be that it is considered to be perfectly okay for politicians, journalists...