BY FROMA HARROP New York real estate developer Stephen Ross was reportedly shocked by calls to boycott his businesses. The issue was the fundraiser he held last weekend for Donald Trump. “Steve, welcome to the world of politics,” Trump joked at the posh luncheon. This was one of two back-to-back Hamptons events that put $12 […]

Editor’s Note: This essay was written before the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. BY MARK Y.A. DAVIES Since the unwelcome arrival of Europeans, American...

BY JOE CONASON After the massacres in Dayton, OH, and El Paso, TX, we watched Donald Trump, the president who spends most of his time...

BY JIM HIGHTOWER “Keep your eye on the ball” is a core principle not only for baseball players but also for us commoners trying to assess exactly what the spinmeisters of global trade are hurling at us. Their deals are and always have been large-scale hustles, filled with hypocrisy, deceit and greed. Promoted as fair […]

BY FROMA HARROP It was a remarkable 13 hours in American history. A mass shooting in Dayton, OH, taking nine lives was overshadowed by a massacre in El Paso, TX, costing 22. Others are dwelling on the El Paso gunman’s alleged online “manifesto” about Hispanics’ growing political clout in Texas – and Donald Trump’s use […]