To Defend Democracy, We Must Demand Financial Transparency from Trump

From executive appointments to policy, understanding Trump’s personal financial interests will be essential to judging his adminstration — by Jeff Hauser As we hear of a settlement in the “Trump University” civil fraud case brought in part by New York State Attorney General

The Five-Step Process to Privatize Everything

— by Paul Buchheit Law enforcement, education, health care, water management, government itself — all have been or are being privatized. People with money get the best of each service. At the heart of privatization is a disdain for government and a

Spending Growth by Presidency

Mitt Romney claims on his campaign website: “Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history.” The truth is, the President’s supposed “spending binge” is nothing but a myth, repeatedly debunked