'Free from democracy'

This war on expertise thrills America’s enemies

Andreas Kluth, Tribune News Service And so the purge continues. Some of us used to think, or hope, that President Donald Trump’s campaign of “retribution” would prove brutal but...

Is Trump normalising military occupation of the US cities?

Pat Merloe, Tribune News Service President Donald Trump’s military interventions in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, foretell his plan for other cities. The Washington Post recently reported on the...

President Donald Trump makes America worse than tacky

For President Donald Trump, it's all about appearances. He's busy with so many makeovers: The Versailles-ification of the Oval Office, which seems to sprout more gold leaf and ornamentation...

Hiding the homeless won’t solve the problem

The White House has promised swift action on homelessness. It aims to dismantle encampments, force addicts and the mentally ill into treatment, and yank federal funds from cities that...

Homeless people

Trump is bringing in the National Guard and taking control of the Washington D.C. police to get rid of 'crime', good, 'bloodshed', good, 'bedlam', good, 'squalor', good but hard...

Priorities

Having a green card does not mean you can’t be deported

Alex Woodward, The Independent Immigrants who are married to US citizens have long expected that they won't be deported from the country while going through the process of obtaining...

A ray of housing hope is emerging in Washington

Housing affordability is a key issue for the American consumer on which the Trump administration has done nothing useful. From tariffs on construction material to higher budget deficits driving...

It’s time for a new American agenda

America is once again gripped by multiple political and societal crises. Most days in our local communities and in our wider public lives it can feel like we’re living...