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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Sunday, April 13, 2025

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Absolute Power Brings Economic Catastrophe

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Everyone should have known what was about to happen when Donald Trump announced huge global tariffs under the slogan “Make America Wealthy Again.” Like “Make America Healthy Again,” which accompanied the return of deadly measles, the cheery tagline for Trump’s trade war foretold ruin – which has arrived at warp speed. Within hours, the global markets wiped out trillions of dollars in wealth from the balance sheets of retirement accounts and pension plans as well […]

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Joe Conason
Joe Conason
Joe Conason is an American journalist, author and liberal political commentator. He writes a column for Salon.com and has written a number of books, including Big Lies, which addresses what he says are myths spread about liberals by conservatives.