by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 7, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
West Virginia poverty gets worse under Trump economy, not better West Virginia has a growing poverty problem, and experts there who study the issue say Americans in every state should pay attention. The Appalachian state is, along with Delaware, just one of two states...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 11, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
It should go without saying that I am not a fan of most modern religious writers but John PAVLOVITZ is certainly an exception to that. This article he wrote back in January but is still very apropos today. Good People Don’t Defend A Bad Man At times in this life...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 22, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Tax Policy
Under Trump, CEO pay soars while employee wages decrease-and tax cuts could make gap even bigger Compensation for America’s top executives grew 17 percent in 2017 as real wages for workers declined, according to a study released Thursday. Despite President...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 4, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Economics & The Economy
White Americans support welfare programs – but only for themselves, says new research Donald Trump’s administration recently decided to give $12 billion to farmers hurt by the president’s trade war against the European Union, China and various other...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 31, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Why did so many working-class voters choose a selfish thin-skinned petulant lying a narcissistic boastful megalomaniac for president it’s important to know because we need to stop more Trump’s in the future…...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 20, 2018 | Alternative Medicine, Astrology, Donald Trump, Pseudoscience
Why Dr. Oz’s astrology tweet was so disappointing We’re used to Dr. Oz broadcasting outrageous, pseudoscientific ideas on his hugely popular daytime TV show, The Dr. Oz Show . The cardiac surgeon has for years devoted large amounts of airtime to peddling...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 20, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Opinion | Are Republicans Covering for Trump, or for Themselves? If the N.R.A. was compromised by Russia, the whole party’s in trouble. Of all the interlocking mysteries of the Trump-Russia scandal, one that I’ve found particularly perplexing is the utter...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 14, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs, Tax Policy
Inflation hits 6-year high, wiping out wage gains for the average American Prices rose at their highest clip since 2012 over the past year, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The 2.9 percent inflation for the 12-month period ending in June is a sign of a growing...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 11, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987? On June 14, 2016, the Washington Post reported that Russian hackers had broken into the Democratic National Committee’s files and gained access to its research on Donald Trump. A political world already numbed...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 6, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
I saw a comment on FB yesterday where in response to where professor David Rothkopf of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs writing on “The Shallow State” wrote: “…Donald Trump, champion and avatar of the shallow state, has won power...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
The enormous role played by evangelicals in Trump’s victory — and in his enduring core of support — has not received as much attention from the mainstream news media. Have Christian nationalists staged a “soft coup,” with Trump as their...
