Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters now faces possible prosecution simply for supporting Palestine Action, a group banned in the UK for its direct actions against the arms trade and its complicity in Israel’s apartheid and genocide in Gaza. Supporting the group could carry a prison term of up to 14 years. This marks a […]
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Roger Waters Faces Prosecution for Opposing Genocide in Gaza
Silencing Truth: The War on Journalism by Netanyahu and Trump
by Daniel Brouse July 7, 2025 As an investigative journalist with 45 years of experience — over a decade of which I spent in court defending the First Amendment — I have witnessed firsthand the critical role a free press plays in holding power to account. One of my greatest criticisms of both Netanyahu’s far-right […]
How ICE’s Authoritarian Actions Are Quietly Crippling the Economy
The authoritarian, Nazi-like actions of ICE are having compounding and complex ramifications across the U.S. economy, impacting far more than immigration statistics alone. Industries that rely on the everyday participation of immigrant communities are beginning to show clear signs of stress, illustrating the far-reaching economic damage of these policies. One striking example comes from the […]
Trump’s “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” Triggers Fossil Fuel Expansion, Ends Solar and Wind Support, and Risks Climate, Economic, and Infrastructure Collapse
by Daniel Brouse July 4, 2025 President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act marks a seismic shift in U.S. energy, climate, and economic policy, ending decades of federal support for solar and wind while unleashing a massive expansion of oil, gas, and coal production. The House passed the megabill on Thursday following a narrow […]
The “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” Just Passed—and Many Voters Don’t Even Realize They’re the Ones Getting Crushed
by Daniel Brouse July 4, 2025 The “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” being signed into law today will hit many Americans hard—especially those who don’t even realize it. Ironically, many of the voters who supported these cuts are the same ones who will feel the pain most directly in their daily lives. One overlooked detail […]
From Mathematics to Climate Leadership: Sarah Kapnick’s Vision for Climate-Integrated Finance and Infrastructure Resilience
by Daniel Brouse July 1, 2025 Sarah Kapnick’s journey—from a Goldman Sachs analyst to NOAA’s chief scientist and now global head of climate advisory at JPMorgan Chase—reflects a career spent aligning climate science with financial and infrastructure decisions. She has long recognized the urgent intersection of climate risk and financial planning, an urgency that has […]
Trump’s Attacks on the Fed Are Fueling the Collapse of U.S. Exceptionalism
President Trump posted a handwritten note to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Truth Social, demanding that the Fed lower interest rates, marking yet another unprecedented attempt to pressure the central bank. Trump also lashed out, claiming Powell and the rest of the Federal Reserve Board “should be ashamed of themselves” for not cutting rates, […]
The Dollar’s Steep Decline and the End of U.S. Exceptionalism
by Daniel Brouse June 30, 2025 In the first half of this year, the dollar has performed worse than at any time in the last 40 years, a stark indicator that the pillars of U.S. exceptionalism are beginning to crack under the weight of unsustainable fiscal policies and structural mismanagement. The decline is not merely […]
From Superpower to Strongman State: How Trump Turned the U.S. into a Failing Authoritarian Oligarchy
Under Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has undergone a dramatic and alarming transformation—from a global superpower and economic leader to a fragmented, unstable, and increasingly authoritarian oligarchy. Through reckless trade wars, isolationist policies, racial division, and open hostility toward democratic institutions, Trump has weakened America’s alliances, undermined its credibility, and accelerated its decline on […]
Parade of Profit: How Trump Turned Military Sacrifice into Corporate Spectacle
In what was billed as a celebration of patriotism and military might, President Trump’s latest parade in Washington, D.C., instead unveiled a troubling trifecta of commercialization, exploitation, and authoritarian glorification. Even more disturbingly than the rain-soaked soldiers forced to march for optics, the stage itself was plastered with corporate sponsorships—from Coinbase and Palantir to Lockheed […]