Yesterday brought more concerning news on the state of the American economy. Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2025, under the Trump Administration. The first time in three years that the US has seen a decline. Coming out of the pandemic, worker productivity and the steady increases that […]
Author: Kristy Bendall
Trump’s tariffs spur unprecedented stockpiling of foreign goods
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Tuesday that Americans went on a no-holds-barred foreign goods shopping spree like no other. The goods and services trade deficit was an astounding $140.5 billion in March, with total imports of $419.0 billion! In total, the trade deficit increased by $17.3 billion from February. […]
Animal welfare suffers as Trump’s policies on animal production expand
Since taking office just over three months ago, the Trump Administration has leaned hard into expanding policies to further support meat production and commercial fishing, with blatant disregard for animal welfare. In March, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that they were drafting a policy that would see an increase in the speed at […]
Trump blurs lines between church and state with new Religious Liberty Commission
Last week, the Trump administration further blurred the lines between church and state by signing an Executive Order establishing the ‘Religious Liberty Commission.’ Just days later, on May 3, in what was likely supposed to be a comical post, Trump posted a photo of himself as Pope. Funny? Not particularly, especially given Trump’s remarks during […]
Trump plays hate-filled partisan politics with public media defunding
Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order ending the taxpayer subsidization of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Both media services receive funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – and are largely supported by their large audience of independent viewers and listeners. According to the networks, over 30 million people […]
Oh, that sinking feeling – Trump tanks American economy in first quarter
Adding to the already negative economic data released earlier this week, Wednesday saw more bad news for the US economy during the first quarter of the new Trump Administration. The impact of the chaotic Trump tariff policy has resulted in an expected downturn in economic growth. GDP contracted by 0.3% during the first three months […]
Trump’s imaginary ‘truth’ – far from the reality faced by US employers and consumers
On April 27, as part of his ‘Bonanza for America’ post, Trump took to ‘Truth’ Social to stretch the truth about how well the US economy has responded to his policy decisions. He wrote in the post that “massive numbers of jobs are already being created, with new plants and factories currently being built or […]
Price transparency for consumers – a ‘hostile and political act’ in Trump’s world
In a truly bizarre press briefing this morning, the Administration’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that a reported measure by Amazon to start displaying the cost of tariffs next to the total price of products on the site was a “hostile and political act.” Really? Showing consumers the actual cost of the goods they purchase […]
A ‘bonanza’ of lies for America – Trump proposes ‘make-believe’ tax policy
In a typical short-on-details, big-on-claims Truth Social post on Sunday, President Trump touted a ‘make-believe’ tax benefit that could come from his chaotic tariff plan. Trump stated that “when Tariffs cut in, many people’s Income Taxes will be substantially reduced, maybe even completely eliminated. Focus will be on people making less than $200,000 a year […]
Trump brings racism back to America’s classrooms
Hot on the heels of his Administration’s April 23 Executive order effectively restoring racism under the guise of ‘equality of opportunity and meritocracy’ in the Civil Service (see: Restoring racism), Trump went one step further that same day and issued an Executive Order for American classrooms to rid them of “unlawful equity ideology” policies. The […]