Even though he adamantly refuses to release his tax returns or even entertain discussion of releasing them, we do now have a partial picture of President Trump’s finances thanks to the Office of Government Ethics. A look at the financial disclosure forms filed by Trump shows that the president is in debt by at least $315 […]
As investigations into the 2016 election continue by both the FBI and Congressional committees, the allegation that Donald Trump and members of his inner circle may have colluded with Russian agents to tilt the outcome in Trump’s favor draw the most headlines. But it’s the money trail which may well lead to the downfall of Trump […]
Might it be possible that all of Donald Trump’s bragging about being “really rich” is just another of his lies? Could the Donald actually not be a billionaire and only be worth a measly few hundred million? That’s the contention of author Tim O’Brien. O’Brien, who wrote the 2004 book TrumpNation: The Art of Being The […]
We’ve all heard our elders tell us about “the good old days,” and how much simpler life was back in the day. No doubt some of that is true. But was it good that there was a time in this country when children were forced to work and people were barely paid enough to buy […]
Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials that run from time to time on television regarding a rather obscure subject to most of us: the Conflict of Interest rule. Simply put, this new rule requires that investment advisers act in the best interest of their clients instead of their own. Makes sense, doesn’t it, but the insurance […]
Elizabeth Warren is not afraid to speak her mind, and this week she decided to call out Jeb Bush for some campaign contributions he recently accepted from a very shady character in the financial world. Who made a $10 million (!) contribution to Jeb’s Right to Rise super PAC recently? None other than Hank Greenberg. […]
Republicans just love to blame every problem in the world on the federal government. Did you just crash your car? Must be them damn federally-funded highways. Can’t find a job? It’s all the fault of what they’re doing in Washington. House just got washed away by a hurricane? Gotta be Obama’s fault. Yet, according to […]
Marco Rubio is quickly becoming the GOP flavor of the week, and now he’s also attracting big-money supporters who are happy to bankroll his run for the 2016 Republican nomination. The latest billionaire to join the Rubio team is a man named Frank VanderSloot. As the Washington Post reported, VanderSloot had been seeking a candidate he […]
Some 100 Walmart employees have joined a movement to fast for the 15 days leading up to Thanksgiving. They saythis is a protest for an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour. And they may also be joined by up to 1000 more low-wage earners around the country who are taking this measure […]
Bernie Sanders has supported raising the minimum wage for a long time, and has even marched with minimum wage workers who are seeking to have the wage raised nationally. So it was no surprise that last night’s GOP debate began with a question to the Republican candidates: Do you support raising the minimum wage to […]